diff --git a/lib/app/scoring.js b/lib/app/scoring.js
index 30e1f4a956..7cc646b3c8 100644
--- a/lib/app/scoring.js
+++ b/lib/app/scoring.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ setModel = function(m) {
 
 setupNotifications = function() {
   var statsNotification;
+  if (typeof jQuery === "undefined" || jQuery === null) {
+    return;
+  }
   statsNotification = function(html, type) {
     if (user.get('stats.lvl') === 0) {
       return;
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index 33a25020af..d91c08130c 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ setModel = (m) ->
   setupNotifications()
   
 setupNotifications = ->
+  return unless jQuery? # Only run this in the browser 
+  
   statsNotification = (html, type) ->
     #don't show notifications if user dead
     return if user.get('stats.lvl') == 0