diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 3e76dd1f..2c438168 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -3840,41 +3840,43 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             "logues": logues,
             "readme": readme,
         }
-        j2a = {
-            "vdir": quotep(self.vpath),
-            "vpnodes": vpnodes,
-            "files": [],
+        cgv = {
             "ls0": None,
             "acct": self.uname,
-            "perms": json.dumps(perms),
+            "perms": perms,
             "lifetime": ls_ret["lifetime"],
             "frand": bool(vn.flags.get("rand")),
-            "taglist": [],
             "def_hcols": [],
             "have_emp": self.args.emp,
             "have_up2k_idx": e2d,
-            "have_tags_idx": e2t,
             "have_acode": (not self.args.no_acode),
             "have_mv": (not self.args.no_mv),
             "have_del": (not self.args.no_del),
             "have_zip": (not self.args.no_zip),
             "have_unpost": int(self.args.unpost),
-            "have_b_u": (self.can_write and self.uparam.get("b") == "u"),
             "sb_md": "" if "no_sb_md" in vf else (vf.get("md_sbf") or "y"),
-            "sb_lg": "" if "no_sb_lg" in vf else (vf.get("lg_sbf") or "y"),
-            "url_suf": url_suf,
-            "logues": logues,
             "readme": readme,
-            "title": html_escape("%s %s" % (self.args.bname, self.vpath), crlf=True),
-            "srv_info": srv_infot,
             "dgrid": "grid" in vf,
-            "unlist": unlist,
-            "dtheme": self.args.theme,
             "themes": self.args.themes,
             "turbolvl": self.args.turbo,
             "idxh": int(self.args.ih),
             "u2sort": self.args.u2sort,
         }
+        j2a = {
+            "cgv": cgv,
+            "vpnodes": vpnodes,
+            "files": [],
+            "ls0": None,
+            "taglist": [],
+            "have_tags_idx": e2t,
+            "have_b_u": (self.can_write and self.uparam.get("b") == "u"),
+            "sb_lg": "" if "no_sb_lg" in vf else (vf.get("lg_sbf") or "y"),
+            "url_suf": url_suf,
+            "logues": logues,
+            "title": html_escape("%s %s" % (self.args.bname, self.vpath), crlf=True),
+            "srv_info": srv_infot,
+            "dtheme": self.args.theme,
+        }
 
         if self.args.js_browser:
             zs = self.args.js_browser
@@ -4120,7 +4122,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         dirs.sort(key=itemgetter("name"))
 
         if is_js:
-            j2a["ls0"] = {
+            j2a["ls0"] = cgv["ls0"] = {
                 "dirs": dirs,
                 "files": files,
                 "taglist": taglist,
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index a0631698..10a82474 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -135,35 +135,17 @@
 
 	<script>
 		var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+			CGV = {{ cgv|tojson }},
 			TS = "{{ ts }}",
-			acct = "{{ acct }}",
-			perms = {{ perms }},
-			dgrid = {{ dgrid|tojson }},
-			themes = {{ themes }},
 			dtheme = "{{ dtheme }}",
 			srvinf = "{{ srv_info }}",
 			s_name = "{{ s_name }}",
 			lang = "{{ lang }}",
 			dfavico = "{{ favico }}",
-			def_hcols = {{ def_hcols|tojson }},
-			have_up2k_idx = {{ have_up2k_idx|tojson }},
 			have_tags_idx = {{ have_tags_idx|tojson }},
-			have_acode = {{ have_acode|tojson }},
-			have_mv = {{ have_mv|tojson }},
-			have_del = {{ have_del|tojson }},
-			have_unpost = {{ have_unpost }},
-			have_zip = {{ have_zip|tojson }},
-			sb_md = "{{ sb_md }}",
 			sb_lg = "{{ sb_lg }}",
-			lifetime = {{ lifetime }},
-			turbolvl = {{ turbolvl }},
-			idxh = {{ idxh }},
-			frand = {{ frand|tojson }},
-			u2sort = "{{ u2sort }}",
-			have_emp = {{ have_emp|tojson }},
 			txt_ext = "{{ txt_ext }}",
 			logues = {{ logues|tojson if sb_lg else "[]" }},
-			readme = {{ readme|tojson }},
 			ls0 = {{ ls0|tojson }};
 
 		document.documentElement.className = localStorage.cpp_thm || dtheme;
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 6a8a905c..51a93828 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ if (!window.console || !console.log)
     };
 
 
+if (window.CGV)
+    for (var k in CGV)
+        window[k] = CGV[k];
+
+
 var wah = '',
     NOAC = 'autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off"',
     L, tt, treectl, thegrid, up2k, asmCrypto, hashwasm, vbar, marked,