diff --git a/html/force.js b/html/force.js
index e0aacff..5f94e8e 100644
--- a/html/force.js
+++ b/html/force.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ var data
 var visible = {clients: true, vpn: true}
 
 function reload() {
-  d3.json("nodes.json", function(json) {
+  d3.json(nodes_json, function(json) {
     // update existing nodes with new info
     // XXX inefficient data structure
     json.nodes.forEach(function(d, i) {
diff --git a/html/geomap.html b/html/geomap.html
index 26682c8..8f8a069 100644
--- a/html/geomap.html
+++ b/html/geomap.html
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="geomap.js"></script>
 
     <script type="text/javascript">
+      var nodes_json = "nodes.json"
+
       window.onresize = resize
 
       function getOffset( el ) {
diff --git a/html/geomap.js b/html/geomap.js
index 9eb4c08..5baeb68 100644
--- a/html/geomap.js
+++ b/html/geomap.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function kmlLoaded()
 }
 
 function load_json(layer, map) {
-  d3.json("nodes.json", function(json) {
+  d3.json(nodes_json, function(json) {
     // replace indices with real objects
     json.links.forEach( function(d) {
       if (typeof d.source == "number") d.source = json.nodes[d.source]
diff --git a/html/nodes.html b/html/nodes.html
index e7e9d42..7129d27 100644
--- a/html/nodes.html
+++ b/html/nodes.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="pacman.js"></script>
     <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=true"></script>
     <script src="https://raw.github.com/HPNeo/gmaps/master/gmaps.js"></script>
+    <script>
+      var nodes_json = "nodes.json"
+    </script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <header>
