diff --git a/js/server_status.js b/js/server_status.js
index ac4071c3f6..4a61bfe891 100644
--- a/js/server_status.js
+++ b/js/server_status.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ $(function() {
         switch(tab.attr('id')) {
             case 'statustabs_traffic':
                 if(data != null) tab.find('.tabInnerContent').html(data);
-                initTooltips();
+                PMA_convertFootnotesToTooltips(); 
                 break;
             case 'statustabs_queries':
                 if(data != null) {
@@ -1677,4 +1677,4 @@ $(function() {
         $(this).hide();
     });
     
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});