diff --git a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/page.php.jade b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/page.php.jade
index 40a7c905..d8f102ba 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/page.php.jade
+++ b/src/_h5ai/server/php/inc/page.php.jade
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-- var app_href = "<?php echo APP_HREF; ?>"
-- var fallback = "<?php echo FALLBACK; ?>"
+- var app_href = "<?= APP_HREF; ?>"
+- var fallback = "<?= FALLBACK; ?>"
 
 <?php header("Content-type: text/html;charset=utf-8"); ?>
 doctype html