diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index ecfa0d9e0..35e58ffda 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@
 
         <script src="static/custom/index.js"></script>
         <script> 
-            document.domain = document.domain;
+            if ((!$.browser.msie) && (!($.browser.mozilla && $.browser.version.indexOf("1.8.") == 0)))
+            {
+              document.domain = document.domain; // for comet
+            }
+
             function go2Name() 
             {
                 var padname = document.getElementById("padname").value;
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 9a5113e10..f58c9d66a 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="../javascripts/lib/ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad.js?callback=require.define"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            document.domain = document.domain;
+            if ((!$.browser.msie) && (!($.browser.mozilla && $.browser.version.indexOf("1.8.") == 0)))
+            {
+              document.domain = document.domain; // for comet
+            }
+
             var clientVars = {};
             (function () {
               
diff --git a/src/templates/timeslider.html b/src/templates/timeslider.html
index 8331062f5..577a7d05e 100644
--- a/src/templates/timeslider.html
+++ b/src/templates/timeslider.html
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/custom/timeslider.js"></script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript" >
-  document.domain = document.domain;
+  if ((!$.browser.msie) && (!($.browser.mozilla && $.browser.version.indexOf("1.8.") == 0)))
+  {
+    document.domain = document.domain; // for comet
+  }
+
   var clientVars = {};
   
   (function () {