diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/NewsFragment.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/NewsFragment.kt
index 61a5331b8..4d34c8721 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/NewsFragment.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/NewsFragment.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.fragments
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ import com.habitrpg.android.habitica.components.AppComponent
 import com.habitrpg.android.habitica.extensions.inflate
 
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_news.*
+import android.webkit.ConsoleMessage
+import android.webkit.WebSettings
+
+
+
 
 class NewsFragment : BaseMainFragment() {
 
@@ -23,7 +29,16 @@ class NewsFragment : BaseMainFragment() {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
         val address = if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) BuildConfig.BASE_URL else context?.getString(R.string.base_url)
-        newsWebview.webChromeClient = WebChromeClient()
+        val webSettings = newsWebview.getSettings()
+        webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true)
+        newsWebview.webChromeClient = object : WebChromeClient() {
+            override fun onConsoleMessage(consoleMessage: ConsoleMessage): Boolean {
+                Log.d("Habitica", consoleMessage.message() + " -- From line "
+                        + consoleMessage.lineNumber() + " of "
+                        + consoleMessage.sourceId())
+                return super.onConsoleMessage(consoleMessage)
+            }
+        }
         newsWebview.loadUrl(address + "/static/new-stuff")
     }