diff --git a/client/js/libs/handlebars/tojson.js b/client/js/libs/handlebars/tojson.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7df32f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/js/libs/handlebars/tojson.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"use strict";
+
+Handlebars.registerHelper(
+	"toJSON", function(context) {
+		return JSON.stringify(context);
+	}
+);
diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index 8ecfa8fd..eaa4f3dc 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ $(function() {
 				})
 			);
 			var channels = $.map(data.networks, function(n) {
-				sidebar.find("#network-" + n.id).data("options", n.serverOptions);
 				return n.channels;
 			});
 			chat.html(
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ $(function() {
 				networks: [data.network]
 			})
 		);
-		sidebar.find("#network-" + data.network.id).data("options", data.network.serverOptions);
 		chat.append(
 			render("chat", {
 				channels: data.network.channels
diff --git a/client/views/network.tpl b/client/views/network.tpl
index feec605d..c10162a0 100644
--- a/client/views/network.tpl
+++ b/client/views/network.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#each networks}}
-<section id="network-{{id}}" class="network" data-id="{{id}}" data-nick="{{nick}}">
+<section id="network-{{id}}" class="network" data-id="{{id}}" data-nick="{{nick}}" data-options="{{toJSON serverOptions}}">
 	{{partial "chan"}}
 </section>
 {{/each}}