diff --git a/www/js/app.js b/www/js/app.js
index 10fb0c02..1c46cfd4 100644
--- a/www/js/app.js
+++ b/www/js/app.js
@@ -2001,9 +2001,11 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'util', 'uiUtil', 'cookies', 'q', 'module'
          * @param {String} htmlArticle
          */
         function displayArticleInForm(dirEntry, htmlArticle) {
-            // Remove any download alerts hanging on from previous article
-            var downloadAlert = document.getElementById('downloadAlert');
-            if (downloadAlert) downloadAlert.parentElement.removeChild(downloadAlert);
+            // Remove any download alerts and active content hanging on from previous article
+            ['activeContent', 'downloadAlert'].forEach(function (id) {
+                var rmv = document.getElementById(id);
+                if (rmv) rmv.parentElement.removeChild(rmv);
+            });
 
             //@BUG WORKAROUND for Kiwix-JS-Windows #18
             htmlArticle = htmlArticle.replace(/(<link\s+[^>]*?\bhref\s*=\s*["'])(s\/[\s\S]+(?!\.css))(["'])/gi, "$1../-/$2.css$3");