diff --git a/server/views/coursewares/showBonfire.jade b/server/views/coursewares/showBonfire.jade
index 2a6deaccb9..f89a72bff4 100644
--- a/server/views/coursewares/showBonfire.jade
+++ b/server/views/coursewares/showBonfire.jade
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ block content
                                         !=sentence
                                     else
                                         p.wrappable.negative-10!= sentence
+                            if (MDNlinks.length)
                                 .negative-30-bottom
                                     #MDN-links
                                         p.negative-10 Here are some helpful links:
diff --git a/server/views/coursewares/showJS.jade b/server/views/coursewares/showJS.jade
index 3e49051e2b..9bc23abd93 100644
--- a/server/views/coursewares/showJS.jade
+++ b/server/views/coursewares/showJS.jade
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ block content
                                             !=sentence
                                         else
                                             p.wrappable.negative-10!= sentence
+                                if (MDNlinks.length)
                                     .negative-bottom-margin-30
                                         #MDN-links
                                             p.negative-10 Here are some helpful links: