diff --git a/static/site.js b/static/site.js
index 1bf64fe..d308776 100644
--- a/static/site.js
+++ b/static/site.js
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ function connect() {
         sync();
     };
     socket.onmessage = function (e) {
-        const presentWeek = parseInt(Date.parse("YYYYMMDD"));
 
         const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
         console.log("Received:", data);
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ function connect() {
             addTalk(data.new);
             seen.add(data.new.id);
         } else if (data.type == 1 || data.type == 2) {
-            if (!(week < presentWeek)){
+            if (!past){
                 // Hide the talk from the table
                 hideTalk(data.hide.id);
             }
diff --git a/templates/future.gohtml b/templates/future.gohtml
index 1fd3071..54b5ca6 100644
--- a/templates/future.gohtml
+++ b/templates/future.gohtml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 <head>
     <title>Talks</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="static/style.css">
-    <script> const week = {{.Week }}</script>
+    <script> 
+        const week = {{.Week }};
+        const past = false;
+    </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="static/site.js"></script>
 </head>
 
diff --git a/templates/past.gohtml b/templates/past.gohtml
index e8750ae..9a435fa 100644
--- a/templates/past.gohtml
+++ b/templates/past.gohtml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 <head>
     <title>Talks</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="static/style.css">
-    <script> const week = {{.Week }}</script>
+    <script> 
+        const week = {{.Week }};
+        const past = true;
+    </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="static/site.js"></script>
 </head>
 
