diff --git a/core/templates/layout.base.php b/core/templates/layout.base.php
index 47fb75612cf..2049bcb36da 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.base.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.base.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 		<?php foreach ($_['cssfiles'] as $cssfile): ?>
 			<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $cssfile; ?>" type="text/css" media="screen" />
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo OC_Helper::linkToRoute('js_config');?>"></script>
 		<?php foreach ($_['jsfiles'] as $jsfile): ?>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $jsfile; ?>"></script>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/core/templates/layout.guest.php b/core/templates/layout.guest.php
index 9aabc08acec..69330aa9fce 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.guest.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.guest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 		<?php foreach($_['cssfiles'] as $cssfile): ?>
 			<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $cssfile; ?>" type="text/css" media="screen" />
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo OC_Helper::linkToRoute('js_config');?>"></script>
 		<?php foreach($_['jsfiles'] as $jsfile): ?>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $jsfile; ?>"></script>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/core/templates/layout.user.php b/core/templates/layout.user.php
index 2547278547f..de38239572b 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.user.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.user.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 		<?php foreach($_['cssfiles'] as $cssfile): ?>
 			<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $cssfile; ?>" type="text/css" media="screen" />
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
-		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo OC_Helper::linkToRoute('js_config');?>"></script>
 		<?php foreach($_['jsfiles'] as $jsfile): ?>
 			<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $jsfile; ?>"></script>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/lib/templatelayout.php b/lib/templatelayout.php
index 37ece91047f..a14c36c93d2 100644
--- a/lib/templatelayout.php
+++ b/lib/templatelayout.php
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		// Add the js files
 		$jsfiles = self::findJavascriptFiles(OC_Util::$scripts);
 		$this->assign('jsfiles', array(), false);
+		if (OC_Config::getValue('installed', false)) {
+			$this->append( 'jsfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRoute('js_config'));
+		}
 		if (!empty(OC_Util::$core_scripts)) {
 			$this->append( 'jsfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRemoteBase('core.js', false));
 		}