diff --git a/browserid/static/dialog/resources/browserid-network.js b/browserid/static/dialog/resources/browserid-network.js
index aa36961842e7e46b650dd6a1689aea52ee9a0d93..11851fbe66bd548a7cd9f0cf57eb05f93a802468 100644
--- a/browserid/static/dialog/resources/browserid-network.js
+++ b/browserid/static/dialog/resources/browserid-network.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var BrowserIDNetwork = (function() {
       $.get('/wsapi/csrf', {}, function(result) {
         csrf_token = result;
         cb();
-      });
+      }, 'html');
     }
   }