diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view.js
index 3428a1e1c..583c8ce0f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ app.views.Notifications = Backbone.View.extend({
   toggleUnread: function(evt) {
     var note = $(evt.target).closest(".stream_element");
     var unread = note.hasClass("unread");
-    var guid = note.data.guid;
+    var guid = note.data("guid");
     if (unread){ this.setRead(guid); }
     else { this.setUnread(guid); }
   },
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ app.views.Notifications = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   updateView: function(guid, type, unread) {
     var change = unread ? 1 : -1,
-        allNotes = $("ul.list-group > a:eq(0) .badge"),
-        typeNotes = $("ul.list-group > a[data-type=" + type + "] .badge"),
+        allNotes = $(".list-group > a:eq(0) .badge"),
+        typeNotes = $(".list-group > a[data-type=" + type + "] .badge"),
         headerBadge = $("#notification_badge .badge_count"),
         note = $(".stream_element[data-guid=" + guid + "]"),
         markAllReadLink = $("a#mark_all_read_link"),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/uploader_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/uploader_view.js
index 8f6690a12..1e99b3177 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/uploader_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/uploader_view.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ app.views.PublisherUploader = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     // add form input element
     publisher.$(".content_creation form").append(
-      "<input type=\"hidden\", value=\"\"+id+\"\" name=\"photos[]\" />"
+      "<input type=\"hidden\", value=\""+id+"\" name=\"photos[]\" />"
     );
 
     // replace placeholder
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 926b9ee05..d4ef03085 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
     var form = this.$(".content_creation form");
 
     this.view_services = new app.views.PublisherServices({
-      el:    this.$('#publisher_service_icons'),
-      input: this.el_input,
+      el:    this.$("#publisher_service_icons"),
+      input: this.inputEl,
       form:  form
     });
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view_spec.js
index fc81403d3..f8a50f20f 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/notifications_view_spec.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("app.views.Notifications", function(){
     });
 
     it('changes the "all notifications" count', function() {
-      var badge = $('ul.list-group > a:eq(0) .badge');
+      var badge = $(".list-group > a:eq(0) .badge");
       var count = parseInt(badge.text());
 
       this.view.updateView(this.guid, this.type, true);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe("app.views.Notifications", function(){
     });
 
     it('changes the notification type count', function() {
-      var badge = $('ul.list-group > a[data-type=' + this.type + '] .badge');
+      var badge = $(".list-group > a[data-type=" + this.type + "] .badge");
       var count = parseInt(badge.text());
 
       this.view.updateView(this.guid, this.type, true);
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index 62fe357fe..fbf447631 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
         it('shows progress in percent', function() {
           this.uploader.onProgress(null, 'test.jpg', 20, 100);
 
-          var info = this.view.viewUploader.infoEl;
+          var info = this.view.viewUploader.info;
           expect(info.text()).toContain('test.jpg');
           expect(info.text()).toContain('20%');
         });
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
         });
 
         it('shows it in text form', function() {
-          var info = this.view.viewUploader.infoEl;
+          var info = this.view.viewUploader.info;
           expect(info.text()).toBe(Diaspora.I18n.t('photo_uploader.completed', {file: 'test.jpg'}));
         });
 
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
         });
 
         it('shows error message', function() {
-          var info = this.view.viewUploader.infoEl;
+          var info = this.view.viewUploader.info;
           expect(info.text()).toBe(Diaspora.I18n.t('photo_uploader.error', {file: 'test.jpg'}));
         });
       });