diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/index.ts
index 4b00dab57..9ca54cfa2 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ import {
   observeOn,
   take,
   shareReplay,
-  share
+  share,
+  skip
 } from "rxjs/operators"
 
 import {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ export function initialize(config: unknown) {
     /* Resolve relative links for stability */
     for (const selector of [
       `link[rel="shortcut icon"]`,
-      `link[rel="stylesheet"]`
+      // `link[rel="stylesheet"]` // reduce style computations
     ])
       for (const el of getElements<HTMLLinkElement>(selector))
         el.href = el.href
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/patches/script/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/patches/script/index.ts
index a9cb30219..5f53cce41 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/patches/script/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/patches/script/index.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export function patchScripts(
     for (const el of els) {
       if (el.src || /(^|\/javascript)$/i.test(el.type)) {
         const script = document.createElement("script")
-        const key = el.src ? "src" : "innerText"
-        script[key] = el[key]
+        const key = el.src ? "src" : "textContent"
+        script[key] = el[key]!
         el.replaceWith(script)
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts b/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
index c52a08f89..9ac066aad 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/utilities/string/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ let lang: Record<string, string>
 export function translate(key: TranslateKey, value?: string): string {
   if (typeof lang === "undefined") {
     const el = getElementOrThrow("#__lang")
-    lang = JSON.parse(el.innerText)
+    lang = JSON.parse(el.textContent!)
   }
   if (typeof lang[key] === "undefined") {
     throw new ReferenceError(`Invalid translation: ${key}`)