diff --git a/includes/api/ApiEchoNotifications.php b/includes/api/ApiEchoNotifications.php
index 3fc66d17c..6a00bf666 100644
--- a/includes/api/ApiEchoNotifications.php
+++ b/includes/api/ApiEchoNotifications.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ApiEchoNotifications extends ApiCrossWikiBase {
 	}
 
 	public function execute() {
+
 		// To avoid API warning, register the parameter used to bust browser cache
 		$this->getMain()->getVal( '_' );
 
diff --git a/modules/styles/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.less b/modules/styles/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.less
index 9139d1525..7ea644e48 100644
--- a/modules/styles/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.less
+++ b/modules/styles/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.less
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 @import '../echo.variables';
 .mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget {
-		padding: 2em;
-		background-color: @notification-background-read;
-
-		&-notLinked,
-		&-notLinked a {
-			cursor: default;
-		}
-	}
+	padding: 2em;
+	background-color: @notification-background-read;
+}
diff --git a/modules/ui/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.js b/modules/ui/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.js
index 71eff32a3..1d64abe02 100644
--- a/modules/ui/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.js
+++ b/modules/ui/mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.js
@@ -19,31 +19,29 @@
 		// Mixin constructor
 		OO.ui.mixin.LabelElement.call( this, config );
 
-		this.$link = $( '<a>' )
-			.addClass( 'mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget-link' );
-		this.setLink( config.link || '' );
+		this.$element.addClass( 'mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget' );
 
-		this.$element
-			.addClass( 'mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget' )
-			.append(
-				this.$link.append( this.$label )
-			);
+		this.setLink( config.link );
 	};
 
 	OO.inheritClass( mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget, OO.ui.Widget );
 	OO.mixinClass( mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget, OO.ui.mixin.LabelElement );
 
 	/**
-	 * Set (or unset) the main link for this widget
+	 * Set (or unset) the main link url for this widget
 	 *
-	 * @param {string} link The widget link
+	 * @param {string} url The widget url
 	 */
-	mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.prototype.setLink = function ( link ) {
-		this.link = link;
-
-		this.$element.toggleClass( 'mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget-loadingOption-notLinked', !this.link );
-
-		this.$link.attr( 'href', this.link );
+	mw.echo.ui.PlaceholderItemWidget.prototype.setLink = function ( url ) {
+		var $link;
+		if ( url ) {
+			$link = $( '<a>' )
+				.addClass( 'mw-echo-ui-placeholderItemWidget-link' )
+				.attr( 'href', url );
+			this.$element.html( $link.append( this.$label ) );
+		} else {
+			this.$element.html( this.$label );
+		}
 	};
 
 	/**