# Why are JS requests using layouts?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-are-js-requests-using-layouts/156674>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 31, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-are-js-requests-using-layouts/156674 "2008-12-31T20:18:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-are-js-requests-using-layouts/156674/1 "2008-12-31T20:18:38Z")

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If I specify a layout in a controller:

class MyController \< ApplicationController  
layout “some\_layout”  
end

Any JS request will use the some\_layout. I thought certain requests  
types were exempt from layouts? When I remove the layout call everything  
works perfect, the problem is that it uses the application layout.

Any ideas why this is or how I can fix this?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-are-js-requests-using-layouts/156674/2 "2009-01-02T12:23:31Z")

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Ben J. wrote:

> Any ideas why this is or how I can fix this?  
> Is this with a recent version of Rails?  
> At one time you had to do

layout proc {|controller| ‘some\_layout’ unless controller.request.xhr?}

But if you’re doing proper RJS renders, I don’t think it’s now  
necessary.

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