diff --git a/lms/static/js/toggle_login_modal.js b/lms/static/js/toggle_login_modal.js
index df62a01505..063da6998e 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/toggle_login_modal.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/toggle_login_modal.js
@@ -87,17 +87,19 @@
     }
   });
 
-  $("a[rel*=leanModal]").each(function(){
-    $(this).leanModal({ top : 120, overlay: 1, closeButton: ".close-modal", position: 'absolute' });
-    embed = $($(this).attr('href')).find('iframe')
-    if(embed.length > 0) {
-      if(embed.attr('src').indexOf("?") > 0) {
-          embed.data('src', embed.attr('src') + '&autoplay=1&rel=0');
-          embed.attr('src', '');
-      } else {
-          embed.data('src', embed.attr('src') + '?autoplay=1&rel=0');
-          embed.attr('src', '');
-      }
-    }
+  $(document).ready(function($) {
+      $("a[rel*=leanModal]").each(function(){
+        $(this).leanModal({ top : 120, overlay: 1, closeButton: ".close-modal", position: 'absolute' });
+        embed = $($(this).attr('href')).find('iframe')
+        if(embed.length > 0) {
+          if(embed.attr('src').indexOf("?") > 0) {
+              embed.data('src', embed.attr('src') + '&autoplay=1&rel=0');
+              embed.attr('src', '');
+          } else {
+              embed.data('src', embed.attr('src') + '?autoplay=1&rel=0');
+              embed.attr('src', '');
+          }
+        }
+      });
   });
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 811354e758..e2ae7ca042 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           $("#unenroll_course_id").val() + "&enrollment_action=unenroll";
       } else {
         $('#unenroll_error').html(
-          xhr.responseText ? xhr.responseText : "An error occurred. Please try again later."
+          xhr.responseText ? xhr.responseText : "${_('An error occurred. Please try again later.')}"
         ).stop().css("display", "block");
       }
     });
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@
                {"new_email" : new_email, "password" : new_password},
                function(data) {
                  if (data.success) {
-                   $("#change_email_title").html("Please verify your new email");
-                   $("#change_email_form").html("<p>You'll receive a confirmation in your " +
-                                                "in-box. Please click the link in the " +
-                                                "email to confirm the email change.</p>");
-                   $("#change_email_form").html("<p>${_('You\'ll receive a confirmation in your in-box. Please click the link in the email to confirm the email change.')}</p>");
+                   $("#change_email_title").html("${_('Please verify your new email')}");
+                   $("#change_email_form").html("<p>${_(('You\'ll receive a confirmation in your in-box.'
+                                                    ' Please click the link in the email to confirm'
+                                                    ' the email change.'))}</p>");
                  } else {
                    $("#change_email_error").html(data.error).stop().css("display", "block");
                  }
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@
              function(data) {
                if(data.success) {
                  location.reload();
-                 // $("#change_name_body").html("<p>Name changed.</p>");
                } else {
                  $("#change_name_error").html(data.error).stop().css("display", "block");
                }