diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
index 67d0eb6395..152feed293 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             $("#header_search a[href='#entire_record']").tab("show");
         }
     }
-
 });
+const template_path = "[% interface | html %]/[% theme | html %]";
 
 </script>
 <!-- / authorities_js.inc -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/authorities-detail-modal.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/authorities-detail-modal.js
index a53a53de38..d91b047258 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/authorities-detail-modal.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/authorities-detail-modal.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* global template_path */
 $(document).ready(function(){
     $(".authority_preview a").on("click", function(e){
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -17,6 +18,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     });
     $("#authorityDetail").on("hidden.bs.modal", function(){
         $("#authorityDetail .modal-body, #authorityDetail .modal-title").html("");
-        $("#authorityDetail .modal-body").html("<div id=\"loading\"><img src=\"[% interface | html %]/[% theme | html %]/img/spinner-small.gif\" alt=\"\" /></div>");
+        $("#authorityDetail .modal-body").html("<img src=\"" + template_path + "/img/spinner-small.gif\" alt=\"\" />");
     });
 });