diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
index d6afbdbd39..7793477e5f 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Discussion =
         discussion_id = $elem.attr("discussion_id")
         url = Discussion.urlFor 'retrieve_discussion', discussion_id
         Discussion.safeAjax
+          $elem: $elem
           url: url
           method: "GET"
           success: (data, textStatus, xhr) ->