diff --git a/kallithea/templates/base/base.html b/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
               ## also it feels like a job for the controller
               %if request.authuser.username != 'default':
                   <li>
-                   <a href="#" class="${'following' if c.repository_following else 'follow'}" onclick="toggleFollowingRepo(this, ${c.db_repo.repo_id});">
+                   <a href="#" class="${'following' if c.repository_following else 'follow'}" onclick="return toggleFollowingRepo(this, ${c.db_repo.repo_id});">
                     <span class="show-follow"><i class="icon-heart-empty"></i>${_('Follow')}</span>
                     <span class="show-following"><i class="icon-heart"></i>${_('Unfollow')}</span>
                    </a>