diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
index cb396b2a7f..56bf278726 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CMS.Views.CourseInfoEdit = Backbone.View.extend({
   render: function() {
     // instantiate the ClassInfoUpdateView and delegate the proper dom to it
     new CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView({
-        el: this.$('#course-update-view'),
+        el: $('body.updates'),
         collection: this.model.get('updates')
     });
 
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
     // collection is CourseUpdateCollection
     events: {
         "click .new-update-button" : "onNew",
-        "click .save-button" : "onSave",
-        "click .cancel-button" : "onCancel",
-        "click .edit-button" : "onEdit",
+        "click #course-update-view .save-button" : "onSave",
+        "click #course-update-view .cancel-button" : "onCancel",
+        "click .post-actions > .edit-button" : "onEdit",
         "click .delete-button" : "onDelete"
     },
         
diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index a968ff06ee..60318f1dbc 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <a class="class-link" href="${url}" class="class-name">
               <span class="class-name">${course}</span>
             </a>
-            <a href="#" class="button view-button view-live-button"><i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-view">&#xE010;</i>View Live</a>
+            <a href="#" rel="external" class="button view-button view-live-button"><i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-view">&#xE010;</i>View Live</a>
           </li>
             %endfor
         </ul>
diff --git a/cms/templates/overview.html b/cms/templates/overview.html
index 9bb43da6d4..07834af687 100644
--- a/cms/templates/overview.html
+++ b/cms/templates/overview.html
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             <a href="#" class="button new-button new-courseware-section-button"><i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-standard icon icon-create">&#x002B;</i> New Section</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item">
-            <a href="#" class="button view-button view-live-button"><i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-view">&#xE010;</i>View Live</a>
+            <a href="#" rel="external" class="button view-button view-live-button"><i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon icon-view">&#xE010;</i>View Live</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </nav>