diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/popup-input-tip.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/popup-input-tip.js.es6
index 48d49e6109c..51725abc09e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/popup-input-tip.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/popup-input-tip.js.es6
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend(StringBuffer, {
   good: Ember.computed.not("bad"),
 
   @observes("shownAt")
-  bounce(shownAt) {
-    if (shownAt) {
+  bounce() {
+    if (this.get("shownAt")) {
       var $elem = this.$();
       if (!this.animateAttribute) {
         this.animateAttribute = $elem.css('left') === 'auto' ? 'right' : 'left';
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/user-menu.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/user-menu.js.es6
index 78438193cd7..b1c14d2d79a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/user-menu.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/user-menu.js.es6
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
   showDisableAnon(allowAnon, isAnon) { return allowAnon && isAnon; },
 
   @observes('visible')
-  _loadNotifications(visible) {
-    if (visible) {
+  _loadNotifications() {
+    if (this.get("visible")) {
       this.refreshNotifications();
     }
   },