diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
index e535bd525b8..b4a341675bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class @AwardsHandler
 
     return @createEmoji_ emoji if $('.emoji-menu').length
 
-    awardMenuUrl = $('[data-award-menu-url]').data 'award-menu-url'
+    awardMenuUrl = gl.awardMenuUrl or '/emojis'
     @createEmojiMenu awardMenuUrl, => @createEmoji emoji
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml b/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
index 86931c70f33..19d1275a926 100644
--- a/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         = awards.count
 
   - if current_user
+    :javascript
+      gl.awardMenuUrl = "#{emojis_path}"
+
     .award-menu-holder.js-award-holder
       %button.btn.award-control.js-add-award{ type: "button", data: { award_menu_url: emojis_path } }
         = icon('smile-o', {class: "award-control-icon award-control-icon-normal"})
diff --git a/app/views/emoji_awards/_awards_block.html.haml b/app/views/emoji_awards/_awards_block.html.haml
index 1b840d88752..e9b286b7c3f 100644
--- a/app/views/emoji_awards/_awards_block.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/emoji_awards/_awards_block.html.haml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         = awards.count
 
   - if current_user
+    :javascript
+      gl.awardMenuUrl = emojis_path
+
     .award-menu-holder.js-award-holder
       %button.btn.award-control.js-add-award{ type: "button", data: { award_menu_url: emojis_path } }
         = icon('smile-o', {class: "award-control-icon award-control-icon-normal"})