diff --git a/templates/base.mako b/templates/base.mako
index 60b43a0fef0..dba96d2d483 100644
--- a/templates/base.mako
+++ b/templates/base.mako
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                 "libs/underscore": { exports: "_" },
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" }
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
     </script>
 
diff --git a/templates/base/base_panels.mako b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
index 9480968c028..c76e8399c78 100644
--- a/templates/base/base_panels.mako
+++ b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                 "libs/underscore": { exports: "_" },
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" }
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
     </script>
 
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/display.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/display.mako
index f1d062769b0..2a6cf870ba2 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/display.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/display.mako
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             shim: {
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" },
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
 
         require(['mvc/data'], function(data) {
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/tabular_chunked.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/tabular_chunked.mako
index 66d35c00a2a..39913f35e30 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/tabular_chunked.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/dataset/tabular_chunked.mako
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             shim: {
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" },
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
 
         require([ 'mvc/data' ], function( data ) {
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
index a39b2c059fe..ae947c3e37f 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                 "libs/d3": { exports: "d3" },
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" },
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
         var galaxy_config = ${ h.dumps( self.galaxy_config ) };
         
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/display.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/display.mako
index 99c6948b208..3383e3938fa 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/display.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/display.mako
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     require.config({
         baseUrl : "${h.url_for( '/static/scripts' )}",
-        urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+        urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
     })([ 'mvc/history/history-panel-annotated' ], function( panelMod ){
         // history module is already in the dpn chain from the panel. We can re-scope it here.
         var historyModel = require( 'mvc/history/history-model' ),
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/embed.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/embed.mako
index ca799aae7c2..f196a67b2a6 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/embed.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/embed.mako
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
     require.config({
         baseUrl : "${h.url_for( '/static/scripts' )}",
-        urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+        urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
     });
     require([ 'mvc/history/history-panel-annotated' ], function( panelMod ){
 
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/view.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/view.mako
index c433ed9bef6..807ce39fa54 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/view.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/history/view.mako
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ a.btn {
         paths   : {
             'jquery' : 'libs/jquery/jquery'
         },
-        urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+        urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
     })([
         'mvc/user/user-model',
         panelToUse.location,
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/root/tool_menu.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/root/tool_menu.mako
index 546ee36fd67..e60cc217737 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/root/tool_menu.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/root/tool_menu.mako
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                 shim: {
                     "libs/underscore": { exports: "_" }
                 },
-                urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+                urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
 
         require(["mvc/tools"], function(tools_mod) {
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/display.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/display.mako
index e0c0795f7d7..d3c20ed91fe 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/display.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/display.mako
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 "libs/underscore": { exports: "_" },
                 "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" },
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
         require( ["viz/trackster"], function(trackster) {
 
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/phyloviz.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/phyloviz.mako
index 82bf6e4b282..fd447e45e19 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/phyloviz.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/phyloviz.mako
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                 "libs/underscore": { exports: "_" },
                 "libs/d3": { exports: "d3" }
             },
-            urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+            urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
 
         require(["viz/phyloviz"], function(phyloviz_mod) {
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/sweepster.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/sweepster.mako
index 44749b488bd..66da3f3abe0 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/sweepster.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/visualization/sweepster.mako
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                     "libs/d3": { exports: "d3" },
                     "libs/backbone/backbone": { exports: "Backbone" },
                 },
-                urlArgs: 'v=${int(app.server_starttime)}'
+                urlArgs: 'v=${app.server_starttime}'
         });
 
         require(["libs/d3", "viz/sweepster"], function(d3, sweepster) {