diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index 6f60543b6..ef5449194 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ var Publisher = {
   bindPublicIcon: function(){
     $(".public_icon").bind("click", function(evt){
       $(this).toggleClass("dim");
-      var public_field= $("#publisher #status_message_public");
+      var public_field = $("#publisher #status_message_public");
 
       if (public_field.val() == 'false') {
         public_field.val('true');
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/publisher-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/publisher-spec.js
index e87cc0a87..8498f94d5 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/publisher-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/publisher-spec.js
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ describe("Publisher", function() {
   describe("bindPublicIcon", function() {
     beforeEach( function(){
       spec.loadFixture('aspects_index_services');
+      Diaspora.widgets.i18n.loadLocale(
+        { 'publisher' :
+          { 'public' : 'is public', 'limited' : 'is limited' } }, 'en');
     });
 
     it('gets called on initialize', function(){
@@ -134,10 +137,12 @@ describe("Publisher", function() {
     });
     it('toggles the tooltip on the clicked icon', function(){
       Publisher.bindPublicIcon();
+      expect($(".public_icon")).toHaveAttr('title', 'is public');
+
       $(".public_icon").click();
-      expect($(".public_icon")).toHaveAttr('title', Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t('javascripts.publisher.limited'));
+      expect($(".public_icon")).toHaveAttr('title', 'is limited');
       $(".public_icon").click();
-      expect($(".public_icon")).toHaveAttr('title', Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t('javascripts.publisher.public'));
+      expect($(".public_icon")).toHaveAttr('title', 'is public');
     });
   });
   describe("bindServiceIcons", function() {