diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/Core.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/Core.js
index e41fdab9..31e9f4db 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/Core.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/Core.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 					}
 				});
 				hashStr = '#!' + hashStr;
-				window.location.hash = hashStr;
+				// window.location.hash = hashStr;
 				return hashStr;
 			} else {
 				var result = {},