diff --git a/js/Feeds.js b/js/Feeds.js
index 555f8f59f..07bc37192 100644
--- a/js/Feeds.js
+++ b/js/Feeds.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ define(["dojo/_base/declare"], function (declare) {
 
 			App.setLoadingProgress(50);
 
-			document.onkeydown = (event) => { App.hotkeyHandler(event) };
+			document.onkeydown = (event) => { return App.hotkeyHandler(event) };
 			window.setInterval(() => { Headlines.catchupBatched() }, 10 * 1000);
 
 			if (!this.getActive()) {
diff --git a/js/prefs.js b/js/prefs.js
index c89c0494f..afbdee0c9 100755
--- a/js/prefs.js
+++ b/js/prefs.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ require(["dojo/_base/kernel",
 				initSecondStage: function() {
 					this.enableCsrfSupport();
 
-					document.onkeydown = (event) => { App.hotkeyHandler(event) };
+					document.onkeydown = (event) => { return App.hotkeyHandler(event) };
 					App.setLoadingProgress(50);
 					Notify.close();