diff --git a/public/src/forum/category.js b/public/src/forum/category.js
index 77daf9994c..44a11eaea9 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/category.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/category.js
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ define(function () {
 		jQuery('#topics-container, .category-sidebar').removeClass('hidden');
 		jQuery('#category-no-topics').remove();
 
+		html = $(html);
 		container.append(html);
 
 		$('#topics-container span.timeago').timeago();
-		app.makeNumbersHumanReadable($(html).find('.human-readable-number'));
+		app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
 	}
 
 	Category.loadMoreTopics = function(cid) {
diff --git a/public/src/forum/recent.js b/public/src/forum/recent.js
index 4614c2f404..6b162db34f 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/recent.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/recent.js
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ define(function() {
 
 		$('#category-no-topics').remove();
 
+		html = $(html);
 		container.append(html);
 		$('span.timeago').timeago();
-		app.makeNumbersHumanReadable($(html).find('.human-readable-number'));
+		app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
 	}
 
 	Recent.loadMoreTopics = function() {
diff --git a/public/src/forum/unread.js b/public/src/forum/unread.js
index 60c4ba4953..6debeeba84 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/unread.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/unread.js
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ define(function() {
 
 			$('#category-no-topics').remove();
 
+			html = $(html);
 			container.append(html);
 			$('span.timeago').timeago();
-			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable($(html).find('.human-readable-number'));
+			app.makeNumbersHumanReadable(html.find('.human-readable-number'));
 		}
 
 		function loadMoreTopics() {