diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
index 73b8d2ba2..335fcb29d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     "people/:id/photos": "photos",
     "people/:id/contacts": "profile",
     "people": "pageWithAspectMembershipDropdowns",
-    "notifications": "pageWithAspectMembershipDropdowns",
+    "notifications": "notifications",
 
     "people/:id": "profile",
     "u/:name": "profile"
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     app.conversations = new app.views.Conversations();
   },
 
+  notifications: function() {
+    this._loadContacts();
+    this.renderAspectMembershipDropdowns($(document));
+    new app.views.Notifications({el: "#notifications_container"});
+  },
+
   registration: function() {
     app.page = new app.pages.Registration();
   },
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
index 4e178dcc6..fde543ffc 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/index.html.haml
@@ -74,8 +74,3 @@
           .no-notifications.well
             %h4
               = t(".no_notifications")
-
-:javascript
-  $(document).ready(function(){
-    new app.views.Notifications({ el: '#notifications_container' });
-  });