diff --git a/settings/common.py b/settings/common.py
index ba02227c..b5e15223 100644
--- a/settings/common.py
+++ b/settings/common.py
@@ -211,3 +211,5 @@ djcelery.setup_loader()
 # this suppresses functionality that should not be visible on the alpha site
 # change to 0 if you want to see it on your local machine
 IS_PREVIEW = True
+JQUERY_HOME = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.3/jquery.min.js"
+JQUERY_UI_HOME = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.min.js"