diff --git a/omod/src/main/webapp/admin/patients/mergePatientsForm.jsp b/omod/src/main/webapp/admin/patients/mergePatientsForm.jsp
index aba63002..99afcec8 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/webapp/admin/patients/mergePatientsForm.jsp
+++ b/omod/src/main/webapp/admin/patients/mergePatientsForm.jsp
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ function toggleUnvoidedOrderErrorMessage(){
 		<input type="hidden" id="pref" name="preferred" value=""/>
 		<input type="hidden" id="nonPref" name="nonPreferred" value=""/>
 		<input type="hidden" name="modalMode" value='${modalMode}' />
-		<input type="hidden" name="redirectURL" value='<request:header name="referer" />' />
+		<input type="hidden" name="redirectURL" value='<c:out value="${pageContext.request.getHeader('referer')}"/>' />
 	</c:if>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/omod/src/main/webapp/portlets/login.jsp b/omod/src/main/webapp/portlets/login.jsp
index 117a2453..901c03f8 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/webapp/portlets/login.jsp
+++ b/omod/src/main/webapp/portlets/login.jsp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 				<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="" />
 			</c:otherwise>
 		</c:choose>
-		
-		<input type="hidden" name="refererURL" value='<request:header name="referer" />' />
+		<input type="hidden" name="refererURL" value='<c:out value="${pageContext.request.getHeader('referer')}"/>' />
 	</c:if>
 	
 </form>