diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0d036b1..9243c97 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ cached: dict = {
     "css_response": open("styles/human_readable.css", "r").read(),
     "css_collapsible": open("styles/collapsible.css", "r").read(),
     "js_collapsible": open("js/collapsible.js", "r").read(),
+    "js_shortcode": open("js/shortcode.js", "r").read(),
 }
 
 # Fill the chapter list with unique chapters for seeking back and forward by index.
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ for book in range(1, 67):
         "SELECT c FROM fts_kjv where b = ? ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1;", (book,)
     ).fetchone()[0]
 
+@app.get("/js/shortcode.js")
+def serve_shortcode_js():
+    return cached.get("js_shortcode")
+
+@app.get("/js/collapsible.js")
+def serve_collapsible_js():
+    return cached.get("js_collapsible")
 
 def generate_short_id():
     remain = random.randrange(614_656, 17_210_367)  # resolves to length of 5
@@ -467,7 +475,7 @@ def parse_query(query_override: str = None):
         )
         result += "<div class='definition'>" + definition + "</div>"
         logging.debug(f"parse_query.define = '{word}'")
-    result += "<script>" + cached["js_collapsible"] + "</script>"
+    result += "<script src='/js/collapsible.js'></script>"
     result += "<hr>"
     # result += search()
     #logging.debug(f"parse_query.search = '{result}'")
diff --git a/html/navbar.html b/html/navbar.html
index 42d8482..b653ba5 100644
--- a/html/navbar.html
+++ b/html/navbar.html
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@
     <a href="{next_chapter_link}">{next_chapter_name}</a>
     &rightarrow;
 </div>
-<script>
-    function make_shortcode(){{
-        var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-        var theUrl = "/mksc/" + document.getElementById("searchBar").value;
-        xmlHttp.open( "GET", theUrl, false ); // false for synchronous request
-        xmlHttp.send( null );
-        document.getElementById("context_href").innerHTML = xmlHttp.responseText;
-        document.getElementById('context_href').setAttribute("href", "/" + xmlHttp.responseText);
-    }}
+<script src="js/shortcode.js">
+	make_shortcode();
 </script>
-</header>
\ No newline at end of file
+</header>
diff --git a/js/shortcode.js b/js/shortcode.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed605a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/shortcode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+function make_shortcode(){{
+    var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    const theUrl = "/mksc/" + document.getElementById("searchBar").value;
+    xmlHttp.open( "GET", theUrl, false ); // false for synchronous request
+    xmlHttp.send( null );
+    document.getElementById("context_href").innerHTML = xmlHttp.responseText;
+    document.getElementById('context_href').setAttribute("href", "/" + xmlHttp.responseText);
+}}