diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/embedder.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/embedder.js
index d73dbe0f3..d9b400eee 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/embedder.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/embedder.js
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
       var template = (typeof self.services[service] === "string")
           ? self.services[service]
           : self.services.undefined;
-  
-          console.log(template);
-          console.log(views);
+
       return $.mustache(template, views);
     };
 
@@ -50,10 +48,8 @@
         $("div.video-container").slideUp("fast", function() { $(this).detach(); });
       }
 
-        console.log(videoLink.data());
       container.html(
         self.render(host, videoLink.data())
-
       );
 
       container.hide()
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/likes.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/likes.js
index 4daadbb37..5be3f7c54 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/likes.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/likes.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
   var Likes = function() {
     var self = this;
 
-    this.subscribe("widget/ready", function(evt, element) {
+    this.subscribe("widget/ready", function(evt, likesContainer) {
       $.extend(self, {
+        likesContainer: likesContainer,
+        likesList: likesContainer.find(".likes_list"),
         loadingImage: $("<img/>", { src: "/images/ajax-loader.gif" }),
-        expander: element.find("a.expand_likes")
+        expander: likesContainer.find("a.expand_likes")
       });
 
       self.expander.click(self.expandLikes);
@@ -14,18 +16,18 @@
     this.expandLikes = function(evt) {
       evt.preventDefault();
 
-      var likesList = self.expander.siblings(".likes_list");
-      if(likesList.children().length == 0) {
-        self.loadingImage.appendTo(likesList.parent());
+      if(self.likesList.children().length == 0) {
+        self.loadingImage.appendTo(self.likesContainer);
+
         $.get(self.expander.attr('href'), function(data) {
           self.loadingImage.fadeOut(100, function() {
-            likesList.html(data)
+            self.likesList.html(data)
               .fadeToggle(100);
           });
         });
       }
       else {
-        likesList.fadeToggle(100);
+        self.likesList.fadeToggle(100);
       }
     };
   };
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/widgets/likes-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/widgets/likes-spec.js
index ceb1874b3..f138abb98 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/widgets/likes-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/widgets/likes-spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ describe("Diaspora.Widgets.Likes", function() {
   beforeEach(function() {
     spec.loadFixture("aspects_index_with_a_post_with_likes");
     likes = Diaspora.BaseWidget.instantiate("Likes", $(".stream_element .likes_container"));
+    $.fx.off = true;
   });
 
   describe("integration", function() {
@@ -50,4 +51,8 @@ describe("Diaspora.Widgets.Likes", function() {
       expect($(".stream_element .likes_list").html()).toEqual("some html response");
     });
   });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    $.fx.off = false;
+  });
 });