diff --git a/management/templates/index.html b/management/templates/index.html
index 8838a8d0..805213c5 100644
--- a/management/templates/index.html
+++ b/management/templates/index.html
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ $(function() {
 function show_modal_error(title, message, callback) {
   $('#global_modal h4').text(title);
   $('#global_modal .modal-body').html("<p/>");
-  if (typeof question == String) {
+  if (typeof question == 'string') {
     $('#global_modal p').text(message);
     $('#global_modal .modal-dialog').addClass("modal-sm");
   } else {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function show_modal_error(title, message, callback) {
 
 function show_modal_confirm(title, question, verb, yes_callback, cancel_callback) {
   $('#global_modal h4').text(title);
-  if (typeof question == String) {
+  if (typeof question == 'string') {
     $('#global_modal .modal-dialog').addClass("modal-sm");
     $('#global_modal .modal-body').html("<p/>");
     $('#global_modal p').text(question);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function show_modal_confirm(title, question, verb, yes_callback, cancel_callback
     $('#global_modal .modal-dialog').removeClass("modal-sm");
     $('#global_modal .modal-body').html("").append(question);
   }
-  if (typeof verb == String) {
+  if (typeof verb == 'string') {
     $('#global_modal .btn-default').show().text("Cancel");
     $('#global_modal .btn-danger').show().text(verb);
   } else {
diff --git a/management/templates/users.html b/management/templates/users.html
index 2167a6b1..15ca823b 100644
--- a/management/templates/users.html
+++ b/management/templates/users.html
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function mod_priv(elem, add_remove) {
   var add_remove1 = add_remove.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + add_remove.substring(1);
   show_modal_confirm(
     "Modify Privileges",
-    "Are you sure you want to " + add_remove + " the " + priv + " privilege for <b>" + email + "</b>?",
+    $("<p>Are you sure you want to " + add_remove + " the " + priv + " privilege for <b>" + email + "</b>?</p>"),
     add_remove1,
     function() {
       api(
diff --git a/management/templates/web.html b/management/templates/web.html
index 68921b90..6f594eeb 100644
--- a/management/templates/web.html
+++ b/management/templates/web.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function show_change_web_root(elem) {
   var root = $(elem).parents('tr').attr('data-custom-web-root');
   show_modal_confirm(
     'Change Root Directory for ' + domain,
-    '<p>You can change the static directory for <tt>' + domain + '</tt> to:</p> <p><tt>' + root + '</tt></p> <p>First create this directory on the server. Then click Update to scan for the directory and update web settings.',
+    $('<p>You can change the static directory for <tt>' + domain + '</tt> to:</p> <p><tt>' + root + '</tt></p> <p>First create this directory on the server. Then click Update to scan for the directory and update web settings.'),
     'Update',
     function() { do_web_update(); });
 }