diff --git a/static/js/plugins.js b/static/js/plugins.js
index b29d01d4d..741934620 100644
--- a/static/js/plugins.js
+++ b/static/js/plugins.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 plugins = {
   callHook: function(hookName, args)
   {
-    var hook = clientVars.hooks[hookName];
+    var global = (function () {return this}());
+    var hook = ((global.clientVars || {}).hooks || {})[hookName];
     if (hook === undefined) return [];
     var res = [];
     for (var i = 0, N = hook.length; i < N; i++)