diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee
similarity index 80%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee.erb
rename to app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee
index 6890eaea3..b8f3e80fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/livepage.js.coffee
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 window.Livepage = angular.module 'Livepage', []
 
 configFunc = ($logProvider) ->
-  $logProvider.debugEnabled <%= !Settings.disable_js_debugging %>
+  $logProvider.debugEnabled window.debug or window.insider
 
 configFunc.$inject = ['$logProvider']
 window.Livepage.config configFunc
 
+
+
+
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 2edaf0391..1605731de 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def for_select
   end
 
   def insider?
-    email =~ /@voicerepublic.com^/
+    !!(email =~ /@voicerepublic.com$/)
   end
   
 end
diff --git a/app/views/talks/show.html.haml b/app/views/talks/show.html.haml
index 5232408f1..7952201c9 100644
--- a/app/views/talks/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/talks/show.html.haml
@@ -299,5 +299,8 @@
                 = t('.just_listening_in')
 
 .scripts
+  :javascript
+    window.debug = #{!Settings.disable_js_debugging};
+    window.insider = #{current_user.insider?};
   = javascript_include_tag 'livepage'
   = render 'config'