diff --git a/trunk/src/html5/index.html b/trunk/src/html5/index.html
index 5a9dbff02..904be0b64 100644
--- a/trunk/src/html5/index.html
+++ b/trunk/src/html5/index.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 				<ul class="Menu -horizontal">
 					<li class="-hasSubmenu -noChevron">
 						<a href="#" title="Xpra" class="noDrag" data-icon="menu"></a>
-						<ul>
+						<ul id="menu_list">
 							<li  class="-hasSubmenu" >
 								<a data-icon="apps" href="#">Start</a>
 								<ul id="startmenu">
diff --git a/trunk/src/html5/js/Client.js b/trunk/src/html5/js/Client.js
index d9339173e..68d3a2b15 100644
--- a/trunk/src/html5/js/Client.js
+++ b/trunk/src/html5/js/Client.js
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ XpraClient.prototype._process_hello = function(packet, ctx) {
 				
 				a2.onclick = function(){
 						ctx.start_command(this.innerText, this.title, ignore);
-						this.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.className="-hide";
+						document.getElementById("menu_list").className="-hide";
 						
 				};