diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 9fcd242..692f3ac 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ window.onbeforeunload = function() {
 
 </script>
 <script language="JavaScript" src="lib/ice-coder.js"></script>
-<script src="plugins/jshint/jshint.js"></script>
+<?php
+if (file_exists(dirname(__FILE__)."/plugins/jshint/jshint.js")) {
+	echo '<script src="plugins/jshint/jshint.js"></script>';
+}
+?>
 </head>
 
 <body onLoad="<?php
diff --git a/lib/ice-coder.js b/lib/ice-coder.js
index b6f96d5..7dd54d4 100644
--- a/lib/ice-coder.js
+++ b/lib/ice-coder.js
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ var ICEcoder = {
 	updateHints: function() {
 		var cM;
 
-		if (top.ICEcoder.openFiles[top.ICEcoder.selectedTab-1].indexOf('.js')>-1) {
+		if ("undefined" != typeof JSHINT && top.ICEcoder.openFiles[top.ICEcoder.selectedTab-1].indexOf('.js')>-1) {
 			cM = ICEcoder.getcMInstance();
 			cM.operation(function(){
 				var widgets = top.ICEcoder['cM'+top.ICEcoder.cMInstances[top.ICEcoder.selectedTab-1]+'widgets'];
