diff --git a/copyparty/authsrv.py b/copyparty/authsrv.py
index c9a66502..b6ac299e 100644
--- a/copyparty/authsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/authsrv.py
@@ -3051,6 +3051,7 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
                 "lifetime": vf.get("lifetime") or 0,
                 "unlist": vf.get("unlist") or "",
                 "sb_lg": "" if "no_sb_lg" in vf else (vf.get("lg_sbf") or "y"),
+                "sb_md": "" if "no_sb_md" in vf else (vf.get("md_sbf") or "y"),
             }
             if "ufavico_h" in vf:
                 vn.js_ls["ufavico"] = vf["ufavico_h"]
@@ -3072,7 +3073,8 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
                 "have_emp": int(self.args.emp),
                 "md_no_br": int(vf.get("md_no_br") or 0),
                 "ext_th": vf.get("ext_th_d") or {},
-                "sb_md": "" if "no_sb_md" in vf else (vf.get("md_sbf") or "y"),
+                "sb_lg": vn.js_ls["sb_lg"],
+                "sb_md": vn.js_ls["sb_md"],
                 "sba_md": vf.get("md_sba") or "",
                 "sba_lg": vf.get("lg_sba") or "",
                 "txt_ext": self.args.textfiles.replace(",", " "),
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index 9470465b..3a9d8e65 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
 			lang = "{{ lang }}",
 			dfavico = "{{ favico }}",
 			have_tags_idx = {{ have_tags_idx }},
-			sb_lg = "{{ sb_lg }}",
 			logues = {{ logues|tojson if sb_lg else "[]" }},
 			ls0 = {{ ls0|tojson }};
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index dc233b3b..12ff96b9 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -7148,6 +7148,8 @@ var treectl = (function () {
 			if (res.files[a].tags === undefined)
 				res.files[a].tags = {};
 
+		sb_lg = res.sb_lg;
+		sb_md = res.sb_md;
 		dnsort = res.dnsort;
 		read_dsort(res.dsort);
 		dcrop = res.dcrop;
@@ -7194,7 +7196,6 @@ var treectl = (function () {
 
 		var lg0 = res.logues ? res.logues[0] || "" : "",
 			lg1 = res.logues ? res.logues[1] || "" : "",
-			sb_lg = res.sb_lg || "",
 			mds = res.readmes && treectl.ireadme,
 			md0 = mds ? res.readmes[0] || "" : "",
 			md1 = mds ? res.readmes[1] || "" : "",
@@ -8798,7 +8799,7 @@ function show_md(md, name, div, url, depth) {
 		var els = QSA('#epi a');
 		for (var a = 0, aa = els.length; a < aa; a++) {
 			var href = els[a].getAttribute('href');
-			if (!href.startsWith('#') || href.startsWith('#md-'))
+			if (!href || !href.startsWith('#') || href.startsWith('#md-'))
 				continue;
 
 			els[a].setAttribute('href', '#md-' + href.slice(1));