diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Backbone.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Backbone.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Backbone.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Backbone.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Router.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Router.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Router.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Router.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Views.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Views.js.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Views.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Views.js.erb
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
similarity index 97%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
index aea20ab9..99377757 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
@@ -4282,7 +4282,7 @@ Metamaps.Synapse = {
             node1 = synapsesToCreate[i];
             topic1 = node1.getData('topic');
             synapse = new Metamaps.Backbone.Synapse({
-                desc: Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description || "",
+                desc: Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description,// || "",
                 node1_id: topic1.isNew() ? topic1.cid : topic1.id,
                 node2_id: topic2.isNew() ? topic2.cid : topic2.id,
             });