diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonSetup.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonSetup.ftl
index 63843a8b..16d65c65 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonSetup.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonSetup.ftl
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ var jsonString = '${jsonContent}';
 var organizationLabel = '${organizationLabel}';
 var organizationVIVOProfileURL = "${organizationVivoProfileURL}";
 
+var loadingImageLink = contextPath + "/images/visualization/ajax-loader.gif";
+
 /*
 This has to be declared before making a call to GUI event manager JS.
 */