diff --git a/public/js/extra.js b/public/js/extra.js
index 7cae068e3..bf2c7231c 100644
--- a/public/js/extra.js
+++ b/public/js/extra.js
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ function updateLastChangeUser() {
     }
 }
 
-var owner = null;
-var ownerprofile = null;
+window.owner = null;
+window.ownerprofile = null;
 function updateOwner() {
     if (ownerui) {
       if (owner && ownerprofile && owner !== lastchangeuser) {
@@ -1080,7 +1080,6 @@ module.exports = {
   generateToc: generateToc,
   smoothHashScroll: smoothHashScroll,
   scrollToHash: scrollToHash,
-  owner: owner,
   updateLastChangeUser: updateLastChangeUser,
   updateOwner: updateOwner,
   parseMeta: parseMeta,
diff --git a/public/js/index.js b/public/js/index.js
index 5246f9490..9fb7a28ab 100644
--- a/public/js/index.js
+++ b/public/js/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var renderTOC = extra.renderTOC;
 var renderTitle = extra.renderTitle;
 var renderFilename = extra.renderFilename;
 var scrollToHash = extra.scrollToHash;
-var owner = extra.owner;
 var updateLastChangeUser = extra.updateLastChangeUser;
 var updateOwner = extra.updateOwner;
 var parseMeta = extra.parseMeta;