diff --git a/tailbone/templates/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/base.mako
index 4aa6ef32..f7a9ae47 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/base.mako
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 
 <%def name="core_styles()">
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/normalize.css'))}
-  ${h.stylesheet_link('https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css')}
+  ${self.jquery_theme()}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/jquery.ui.menubar.css'))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/jquery.loadmask.css'))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/jquery.ui.tailbone.css'))}
@@ -148,4 +148,8 @@
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/newgrids.css'))}
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="jquery_theme()">
+  ${h.stylesheet_link('https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.min.css')}
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="head_tags()"></%def>