diff --git a/web/viewer.js b/web/viewer.js
index 4c090f1d6..fd10930eb 100644
--- a/web/viewer.js
+++ b/web/viewer.js
@@ -2200,12 +2200,12 @@ var DocumentOutlineView = function documentOutlineView(outline) {
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function webViewerLoad(evt) {
   PDFView.initialize();
-  var params = PDFView.parseQueryString(document.location.search.substring(1));
 
-//#if !(FIREFOX || MOZCENTRAL)
+//#if !(FIREFOX || MOZCENTRAL || CHROME)
+  var params = PDFView.parseQueryString(document.location.search.substring(1));
   var file = params.file || DEFAULT_URL;
 //#else
-//var file = window.location.toString()
+//var file = window.location.href.split('#')[0];
 //#endif
 
 //#if !(FIREFOX || MOZCENTRAL)