diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/circster.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/circster.js
index b934ab42804..a246f2cf577 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/circster.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/circster.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import _l from "utils/localization";
 import * as _ from "libs/underscore";
 import * as d3 from "d3";
-import {event as currentEvent} from "d3";
+import { event as currentEvent } from "d3";
 import visualization from "viz/visualization";
 import mod_utils from "utils/utils";
 import config from "utils/config";
@@ -1099,9 +1099,9 @@ var Circster = Backbone.View.extend({
         // load css
         mod_utils.cssLoadFile("static/style/circster.css");
         // -- Configure visualization --
-        var genome = new visualization.Genome(galaxy_config.app.genome);
+        var genome = new visualization.Genome(window.galaxy_config.app.genome);
 
-        var vis = new visualization.GenomeVisualization(galaxy_config.app.viz_config);
+        var vis = new visualization.GenomeVisualization(window.galaxy_config.app.viz_config);
 
         // Add Circster-specific config options.
         vis.get("config").add([
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ var Circster = Backbone.View.extend({
 
         // setup title
         $("#center .unified-panel-header-inner").append(
-            `${galaxy_config.app.viz_config.title} ${galaxy_config.app.viz_config.dbkey}`
+            `${window.galaxy_config.app.viz_config.title} ${window.galaxy_config.app.viz_config.dbkey}`
         );
 
         // setup menu
diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/trackster.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/trackster.js
index ab2c460bb2b..e3c32ce4c5f 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/trackster.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/viz/trackster.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var TracksterUI = Base.extend({
                     title: _l("Bookmarks"),
                     on_click: function() {
                         // HACK -- use style to determine if panel is hidden and hide/show accordingly.
-                        force_right_panel($("div#right").css("right") == "0px" ? "hide" : "show");
+                        window.force_right_panel($("div#right").css("right") == "0px" ? "hide" : "show");
                     }
                 },
                 {
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ var TracksterView = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
 
         // hide right panel
-        force_right_panel("hide");
+        window.force_right_panel("hide");
 
         // check if id is available
-        if (galaxy_config.app.id) {
+        if (window.galaxy_config.app.id) {
             this.view_existing();
         } else if (query_string.get("dataset_id")) {
             this.choose_existing_or_new();
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ var TracksterView = Backbone.View.extend({
     // view
     view_existing: function() {
         // get config
-        var viz_config = galaxy_config.app.viz_config;
+        var viz_config = window.galaxy_config.app.viz_config;
 
         // view
         view = ui.create_visualization(
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ var TracksterView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
                 // select default
                 var dbkeys_in_genomes = response.map(r => r[1]);
-                if (galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey && _.contains(dbkeys_in_genomes, galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey)) {
-                    $("#new-dbkey").val(galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey);
+                if (window.galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey && _.contains(dbkeys_in_genomes, window.galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey)) {
+                    $("#new-dbkey").val(window.galaxy_config.app.default_dbkey);
                 }
 
                 // change focus
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ var TracksterView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 name: name,
                 dbkey: dbkey
             },
-            galaxy_config.app.gene_region
+            window.galaxy_config.app.gene_region
         );
 
         // initialize editor
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ var TracksterView = Backbone.View.extend({
         $("#center .unified-panel-title").text(`${view.config.get_value("name")} (${view.dbkey})`);
 
         // add dataset
-        if (galaxy_config.app.add_dataset)
+        if (window.galaxy_config.app.add_dataset)
             $.ajax({
-                url: `${Galaxy.root}api/datasets/${galaxy_config.app.add_dataset}`,
+                url: `${Galaxy.root}api/datasets/${window.galaxy_config.app.add_dataset}`,
                 data: { hda_ldda: "hda", data_type: "track_config" },
                 dataType: "json",
                 success: function(track_data) {
diff --git a/templates/base/base_panels.mako b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
index 36b570f1e43..14d6e1bede5 100644
--- a/templates/base/base_panels.mako
+++ b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
 
     %if self.has_left_panel:
         var lp = new panels.LeftPanel({ el: '#left' });
-        force_left_panel = function( x ) { lp.force_panel( x ) };
+        window.force_left_panel = function( x ) { lp.force_panel( x ) };
     %endif
 
     %if self.has_right_panel:
         var rp = new panels.RightPanel({ el: '#right' });
         window.handle_minwidth_hint = function( x ) { rp.handle_minwidth_hint( x ) };
-        force_right_panel = function( x ) { rp.force_panel( x ) };
+        window.force_right_panel = function( x ) { rp.force_panel( x ) };
     %endif
 
     %if t.webapp.name == 'galaxy' and app.config.ga_code:
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
index 07468dae4b1..856cbaae62d 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 
         // extra configuration global
         var galaxy_config = ${ h.dumps( self.galaxy_config ) };
+        window.galaxy_config = galaxy_config;
     </script>
 
     ${h.js(
@@ -146,14 +147,14 @@
         ## configure left panel
         %if self.galaxy_config['left_panel']:
             var lp = new panels.LeftPanel({ el: '#left' });
-            force_left_panel = function( x ) { lp.force_panel( x ) };
+            window.force_left_panel = function( x ) { lp.force_panel( x ) };
         %endif
 
         ## configure right panel
         %if self.galaxy_config['right_panel']:
             var rp = new panels.RightPanel({ el: '#right' });
             window.handle_minwidth_hint = function( x ) { rp.handle_minwidth_hint( x ) };
-            force_right_panel = function( x ) { rp.force_panel( x ) };
+            window.force_right_panel = function( x ) { rp.force_panel( x ) };
         %endif
     </script>
 </%def>