diff --git a/js/ebi-global-includes/script/5_ebiFrameworkNotificationBanner.js b/js/ebi-global-includes/script/5_ebiFrameworkNotificationBanner.js
index 8f2383655aba507b9282f667ecc3966214343019..447a310b6fa59b592b71f647e79c0bb754490b95 100644
--- a/js/ebi-global-includes/script/5_ebiFrameworkNotificationBanner.js
+++ b/js/ebi-global-includes/script/5_ebiFrameworkNotificationBanner.js
@@ -75,9 +75,12 @@ var dataProtectionSettings =  new Object();
  * @param {string} [targetedFrameworkVersion=generic] targeted Framework version; options: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, compliance
  */
 function ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner(targetedFrameworkVersion) {
-  targetedFrameworkVersion = targetedFrameworkVersion || newDataProtectionNotificationBanner.src.split('legacyRequest=')[1] || 'generic';
   try {
 
+    if (typeof newDataProtectionNotificationBanner !== "undefined") {
+      targetedFrameworkVersion = targetedFrameworkVersion || newDataProtectionNotificationBanner.src.split('legacyRequest=')[1] || 'generic';
+    }
+
     // remove any old style cookie banner
     switch (targetedFrameworkVersion) {
       case '1.1':
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ function ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner(targetedFrameworkVersion) {
         document.body.style.paddingTop = 0;
         break;
       default:
-        console.warn('You should specify the targetedFrameworkVersion');
+        console.warn('You should specify the targeted FrameworkVersion');
     }
 
 
@@ -139,4 +142,4 @@ function ebiFrameworkCookieBanner() {
 }
 
 // execute
-ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner('1.3');
+// ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner('1.3');
diff --git a/js/ebi-global-includes/script/6_ebiFrameworkInvokeScripts.js b/js/ebi-global-includes/script/6_ebiFrameworkInvokeScripts.js
index 13746e5e278e9492eef0a9af071ef2349648110f..1e508c082eff1fd8c83b53a89ea7a743d2beb82b 100644
--- a/js/ebi-global-includes/script/6_ebiFrameworkInvokeScripts.js
+++ b/js/ebi-global-includes/script/6_ebiFrameworkInvokeScripts.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function ebiFrameworkInvokeScripts() {
   ebiFrameworkUpdateFoot();
   ebiFrameworkUpdateFooterMeta();
   ebiFrameworkIncludeAnnouncements();
-  ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner();
+  ebiFrameworkRunDataProtectionBanner('1.3');
 }
 
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) {