diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.js.erb b/app/views/issues/index.js.erb
index 34d2eb760..012d01c20 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.js.erb
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-$("#issue_list").html("<%= escape_javascript(render :partial => 'issues/list',:locals => {:issues => @issues, :query => @query,:issue_pages=>@issue_pages,:issue_count=>@issue_count})%>");
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+$("#issue_list").html("<%= escape_javascript(render :partial => 'issues/list',:locals => {:issues => @issues, :query => @query,:issue_pages=>@issue_pages,:issue_count=>@issue_count})%>");
+$("#v_subject").focus();
+$("#v_subject").blur();
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