diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js b/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
index ebb551ab47d2b02d00b7e2d23f94821cd7b01445..2b25b1fbd3f8ae20d05cbd39852f7759b74a01d5 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/js/lightbox.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var Lightbox = {
     if(this.XHR) { this.XHR.abort(); }
     // Reset content so we start fresh when we open a lightbox
     $('#modal').removeData('modal');
-    $('#modal').find('.modal-title').html('');
+    $('#modal').find('.modal-title').html(' ');
     $('#modal').find('.modal-body').html(vufindString.loading + "...");
   },
   /**
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   $('#modal').on('hidden.bs.modal', Lightbox.closeActions);
   /**
    * If a link with the class .modal-link triggers the lightbox,
-   * look for a title="" to use as our lightbox title.
+   * look for a title attribute to use as our lightbox title.
    */
   $('.modal-link,.help-link').click(function() {
     var title = $(this).attr('title');
diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/layout/layout.phtml b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/layout/layout.phtml
index dc3bb65dcdeeea04ca2ca453fcc11f761aae23e7..a2dc8427e8e9e62c783b40282fee5b16c87a770b 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/layout/layout.phtml
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/layout/layout.phtml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         <div class="modal-content">
           <div class="modal-header">
             <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
-            <h4 id="modalTitle" class="modal-title"></h4>
+            <h4 id="modalTitle" class="modal-title">&nbsp;</h4>
           </div>
           <div class="modal-body"><?=$this->transEsc('Loading') ?>...</div>
         </div>