diff --git a/www/extras/hoverhelp.js b/www/extras/hoverhelp.js
index 21c304889..a1a988637 100644
--- a/www/extras/hoverhelp.js
+++ b/www/extras/hoverhelp.js
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ function initHoverHelp (root) {
     for (var i = tips.length; i--; ) {
         var myTip = new YAHOO.widget.Tooltip(tips[i], {  
             autodismissdelay: 1000000,
-            context: tips[i].parentNode
+            context: tips[i].parentNode,
+            text   : tips[i].innerHTML
         });
+        tips[i].innerHTML = "";
     }
 }
 YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(initHoverHelp,'');