diff --git a/website/src/templates/docs/template.rs b/website/src/templates/docs/template.rs
index 73cfe36b5e..b6b8903e59 100644
--- a/website/src/templates/docs/template.rs
+++ b/website/src/templates/docs/template.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub fn docs_page(props: DocsPageProps) -> SycamoreTemplate<G> {
             current_version
         })
         // Because of how Perseus currently shifts everything, we need to re-highlight
+        // And if the user starts on a page with nothing, they'll see no highlighting on any other pages, so we rerun every time the URL changes
+        script(src = "/.perseus/static/prism.js", defer = true)
         script {
             "window.Prism.highlightAll();"
         }
@@ -64,7 +66,6 @@ pub fn get_template<G: GenericNode>() -> Template<G> {
                 link(rel = "stylesheet", href = "/.perseus/static/styles/markdown.css")
                 link(rel = "stylesheet", href = "/.perseus/static/styles/docs_links_markdown.css")
                 link(rel = "stylesheet", href = "/.perseus/static/prism.css")
-                script(src = "/.perseus/static/prism.js")
             }
         }))
 }