diff --git a/hourglass/client/main/main.js b/hourglass/client/main/main.js
index d2978f0..2ccdfb4 100644
--- a/hourglass/client/main/main.js
+++ b/hourglass/client/main/main.js
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ getClasses = function(myClasses) {
             classObj.box = (isAdmin) ?  " owned" : "";
             classObj.mine = (isAdmin) ? false : true; // Actual value is reversed
             classObj.subscribers = classObj.subscribers.length;
-            classObj.teachershort = (classObj.teacher === undefined) ? "" : classObj.teacher.split(" ").slice(1).reduce(function(a,b) { return a+ " " + b;});
+            classObj.teachershort = (classObj.teacher === undefined) ? "" : classObj.teacher.split(" ").slice(1);
         }
 
         classObj.selected = ((classDisp.indexOf(myClasses[i]) !== -1)) ? Session.get("user").preferences.theme.modeHighlight : "rgba(0,0,0,0)"; // Filter selected.
diff --git a/hourglass/client/menus/menus.js b/hourglass/client/menus/menus.js
index 18b1644..c4938fd 100644
--- a/hourglass/client/menus/menus.js
+++ b/hourglass/client/menus/menus.js
@@ -376,9 +376,7 @@ Template.joinClass.helpers({
         for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
             array[i].join = true;
             array[i].subscribers = array[i].subscribers.length;
-            if(array[i].teacher !== undefined) array[i].teachershort = array[i].teacher.split(" ").slice(1).reduce(function(a, b) {
-                return a + " " + b;
-            });
+            array[i].teachershort = (array[i].teacher === undefined) ? "" : array[i].teacher.split(" ").slice(1);
         }
         if (array.length === 0) {
             Session.set("noclass", true);