diff --git a/templates/index.html.ep b/templates/index.html.ep
index 9656c56..59514fd 100644
--- a/templates/index.html.ep
+++ b/templates/index.html.ep
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@
 					 return true;
 				 }});
 
-			 $(".selector").tabs({ active: 1 });
+       if (localStorage) { // let's not crash if some user has IE7
+         var index = parseInt(localStorage['tab']||'0');
+			   $("#tabs").tabs({ active: index });
+       }
+
+       $( "#tabs" ).on( "tabsactivate", function( event, ui ) {
+         if (localStorage) localStorage['tab'] = ui.newTab.index();
+       });
 
 		   $(function(){
 			   $("#SEARCH").click(function() {
@@ -198,7 +205,6 @@
 			 });
 		 } );
 
-		 var tabactivated = {}
      $( function() {
 			 $( "#tabs" ).tabs().addClass('tabs-min');
 		 } );