diff --git a/pagure/static/issue_ev.js b/pagure/static/issue_ev.js
index 1dc7a37..395f725 100644
--- a/pagure/static/issue_ev.js
+++ b/pagure/static/issue_ev.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ add_deps = function(data, issue_uid, _issue_url) {
   }
   var dep = data.added_dependency;
   var _data = $.trim(field.html());
-  var _url = _issue_url.replace('/-1', '/' + dep) + dep + '</a>';
+  var _url = _issue_url.replace('/issue_id_placeholder', '/' + dep) + dep + '</a>';
   if (_data && _data != ',') {
     _data += ',';
   }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ remove_deps = function(data, issue_uid, _issue_url) {
   var dep = data.removed_dependency;
   // Set links
   var _data = $.trim(field.html()).split(',');
-  var _url = _issue_url.replace('/-1', '/' + dep) + dep + '</a>';
+  var _url = _issue_url.replace('/issue_id_placeholder', '/' + dep) + dep + '</a>';
   field.html(clean_entry(field.html(), _url).join());
   // Set the value in the input field
   field2.val(clean_entry(field2.val(), dep).join());
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ update_issue = function(data) {
 
 private_issue = function(data, _api_issue_url, issue_uid) {
   if (data.comment_id){
-    var _url = _api_issue_url.replace('-1', issue_uid)
+    var _url = _api_issue_url.replace('issue_id_placeholder', issue_uid)
       + '/comment/' + data.comment_id;
     $.get( _url )
       .done(function(data) {
diff --git a/pagure/templates/issue.html b/pagure/templates/issue.html
index 8bec524..5627e16 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/issue.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/issue.html
@@ -386,9 +386,10 @@ source.addEventListener('message', function(e) {
     url_for('view_issues', username=username, repo=repo.name)}}';
   var _api_issues_url ='{{
     url_for('api_ns.api_view_issue', username=username,
-            repo=repo.name, issueid='-1')}}';
+            repo=repo.name, issueid='issue_id_placeholder')}}';
   var _issue_url ='<a href="{{
-    url_for('view_issue', username=username, repo=repo.name, issueid='-1')}}">';
+    url_for('view_issue', username=username,
+            repo=repo.name, issueid='issue_id_placeholder')}}">';
   process_event(data, "{{ issue.uid }}", _issue_url,
                 _issues_url, _api_issues_url);