diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index b52bec47..879b60c9 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
             $piholeVersion = exec("cd /etc/.pihole/ && git describe --tags --abbrev=0");
             $webVersion = exec("cd /var/www/html/admin/ && git describe --tags --abbrev=0");
             ?>
-            <b>Pi-hole Version </b> <?php echo $piholeVersion; ?>
-            <b>Web Interface Version </b> <?php echo $webVersion; ?>
+            <b>Pi-hole Version </b> <div id="piholeVersion" style="display: inline"><?php echo $piholeVersion; ?></div>
+            <b>Web Interface Version </b> <div id="webVersion" style="display: inline"><?php echo $webVersion; ?></div>
         </div>
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     </footer>
diff --git a/js/pihole/footer.js b/js/pihole/footer.js
index 1ee06d80..a2ec3f78 100644
--- a/js/pihole/footer.js
+++ b/js/pihole/footer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ $("body").on("click", function(event) {
     }
 });
 
+var piholeVersion = $("#piholeVersion").html();
+var webVersion = $("#webVersion").html();
+
 // Credit for following function: https://gist.github.com/alexey-bass/1115557
 function versionCompare(left, right) {
     if (typeof left + typeof right != 'stringstring')
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ function versionCompare(left, right) {
 
 // Update check
 $.getJSON("https://api.github.com/repos/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases/latest", function(json) {
-    if(versionCompare("<?php echo substr($piholeVersion, 1); ?>", json.tag_name.slice(1)) < 0) {
+    if(versionCompare(piholeVersion, json.tag_name.slice(1)) < 0) {
         // Alert user
         $("#alPiholeUpdate").show();
         if(!$("#dropdown-menu").hasClass("open")) {
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ $.getJSON("https://api.github.com/repos/pi-hole/pi-hole/releases/latest", functi
     }
 });
 $.getJSON("https://api.github.com/repos/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/latest", function(json) {
-    if(versionCompare("<?php echo substr($webVersion, 1); ?>", json.tag_name.slice(1)) < 0) {
+    if(versionCompare(webVersion, json.tag_name.slice(1)) < 0) {
         // Alert user
         $("#alWebUpdate").show();
         if(!$("#dropdown-menu").hasClass("open")) {