diff --git a/assets/static/counter.js b/assets/static/counter.js
index 96da45817..ed42d979e 100644
--- a/assets/static/counter.js
+++ b/assets/static/counter.js
@@ -1,76 +1,69 @@
-/* globals Favico */     // favico.js
+const favico = require("favico");
 
-/* exported Counter */
-var Counter = (function() {
+var selectors = {
+    counter: "#alert-count",
+    spinner: "#spinner"
+};
 
-    var selectors = {
-        counter: "#alert-count",
-        spinner: "#spinner"
-    };
+var favicon = false;
 
-    var favicon = false;
+function hide() {
+    $(selectors.counter).hide();
+    $(selectors.spinner).children().removeClass("spinner-success spinner-error");
+    $(selectors.spinner).show();
+}
 
-    var setCounter = function(val) {
-        favicon.badge(val);
-        Counter.Show();
-        $(selectors.counter).html(val);
-        // set alert count css based on the number of alerts
-        if (val === 0) {
-            $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-warning text-danger").addClass("text-success");
-            document.title = "(◕‿◕)";
-        } else if (val < 10) {
-            $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-danger").addClass("text-warning");
-            document.title = "(◕_◕)";
-        } else {
-            $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-warning").addClass("text-danger");
-            document.title = "(◕︵◕)";
-        }
-    };
+function show() {
+    $(selectors.spinner).hide();
+    $(selectors.counter).show();
+}
 
-    var setUnknown = function() {
-        favicon.badge("?");
-        Counter.Show();
-        $(selectors.counter).html("?");
-        $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-warning text-danger");
-    };
+function setCounter(val) {
+    favicon.badge(val);
+    show();
+    $(selectors.counter).html(val);
+    // set alert count css based on the number of alerts
+    if (val === 0) {
+        $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-warning text-danger").addClass("text-success");
+        document.title = "(◕‿◕)";
+    } else if (val < 10) {
+        $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-danger").addClass("text-warning");
+        document.title = "(◕_◕)";
+    } else {
+        $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-warning").addClass("text-danger");
+        document.title = "(◕︵◕)";
+    }
+}
 
-    var hide = function() {
-        $(selectors.counter).hide();
-        $(selectors.spinner).children().removeClass("spinner-success spinner-error");
-        $(selectors.spinner).show();
-    };
+function markUnknown() {
+    favicon.badge("?");
+    show();
+    $(selectors.counter).html("?");
+    $(selectors.counter).removeClass("text-success text-warning text-danger");
+}
 
-    var show = function() {
-        $(selectors.spinner).hide();
-        $(selectors.counter).show();
-    };
+function markError() {
+    $(selectors.spinner).children().removeClass("spinner-success").addClass("spinner-error");
+}
 
-    var markError = function() {
-        $(selectors.spinner).children().removeClass("spinner-success").addClass("spinner-error");
-    };
+function markSuccess() {
+    $(selectors.spinner).children().addClass("spinner-success");
+}
 
-    var markSuccess = function() {
-        $(selectors.spinner).children().addClass("spinner-success");
-    };
+function init() {
+    favicon = new favico.Favico({
+        animation: "none",
+        position: "up",
+        bgColor: "#333",
+        textColor: "#ff0"
+    });
+    markUnknown();
+}
 
-    var init = function() {
-        favicon = new Favico({
-            animation: "none",
-            position: "up",
-            bgColor: "#333",
-            textColor: "#ff0"
-        });
-        Counter.Unknown();
-    };
-
-    return {
-        Init: init,
-        Set: setCounter,
-        Unknown: setUnknown,
-        Hide: hide,
-        Show: show,
-        Error: markError,
-        Success: markSuccess
-    };
-
-})();
+exports.init = init;
+exports.hide = hide;
+exports.show = show;
+exports.setCounter = setCounter;
+exports.markError = markError;
+exports.markSuccess = markSuccess;
+exports.markUnknown = markUnknown;