diff --git a/plugins/c9.preview/views/progress.html.ejs b/plugins/c9.preview/views/progress.html.ejs
index a7947afc..0e0396e9 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.preview/views/progress.html.ejs
+++ b/plugins/c9.preview/views/progress.html.ejs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <html>
   <head>
-    <meta charset='utf-8'>
-    <meta id="page-data"
-        data-retry-in="<%= retryIn %>"
-    >
+    <meta charset='utf-8'> 
     <title><%=title%></title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<%=staticPrefix%>/error_handler/style.css" />
   </head>
@@ -20,11 +17,9 @@
       <a href="https://c9.io">Home</a>
     </div>
     <script>
-        var data = document.getElementById("page-data").dataset;
-        
         setTimeout(function() {
             window.location.reload();
-        }, parseInt(data.retryIn, 10))
+        }, <%=retryIn%>)
     </script>
     
   </body>
diff --git a/plugins/c9.vfs.standalone/views/standalone.html.ejs b/plugins/c9.vfs.standalone/views/standalone.html.ejs
index c9f04bbe..cfdfbe85 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.vfs.standalone/views/standalone.html.ejs
+++ b/plugins/c9.vfs.standalone/views/standalone.html.ejs
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <meta id="page-data"
-        data-static-prefix="<%= staticPrefix %>"
-        data-architect-config="<%= JSON.stringify(architectConfig, null, 2) %>"
-    >
-
     <title>Cloud9</title>
-    
     <script>
         // For node-webkit
         var nRequire = window.require; 
@@ -35,9 +29,7 @@
         <script src="/configs/require_config.js"></script>
     <% } %>
     <script>
-        var data = document.getElementById("page-data").dataset;
-        var plugins = JSON.parse(data.architectConfig);
-
+        var plugins = <%-: architectConfig | JSONToJS %>;
         var start = Date.now();
         
         <% if (packed) { %>
