diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/DownloadService.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/DownloadService.java
index e9612644b2..10e580684c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/DownloadService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/DownloadService.java
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public class DownloadService extends PageDecorator {
             long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
             for (Downloadable d : Downloadable.all()) {
                 if(d.getDue()<now) {
-                    buf.append("<script>downloadService.download(")
+                    buf.append("<script>")
+                       .append("Behaviour.addLoadEvent(function() {")
+                       .append("  downloadService.download(")
                        .append(QuotedStringTokenizer.quote(d.getId()))
                        .append(',')
                        .append(QuotedStringTokenizer.quote(d.getUrl()))
@@ -74,7 +76,9 @@ public class DownloadService extends PageDecorator {
                        .append(',')
                        .append(QuotedStringTokenizer.quote(Stapler.getCurrentRequest().getContextPath()+'/'+getUrl()+"/byId/"+d.getId()+"/postBack"))
                        .append(',')
-                       .append("null);</script>");
+                       .append("null);")
+                       .append("});")
+                       .append("</script>");
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/UsageStatistics/footer.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/UsageStatistics/footer.jelly
index 57bf31edf8..e8f2c3eeb1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/UsageStatistics/footer.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/UsageStatistics/footer.jelly
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form">
   <j:if test="${it.due}">
     <script>
-      loadScript("https://hudson.dev.java.net/usage-stats.js?${it.statData}");
+      Behaviour.addLoadEvent(function() {
+        loadScript("https://hudson.dev.java.net/usage-stats.js?${it.statData}");
+      });
     </script>
   </j:if>
 </j:jelly>
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