diff --git a/docs/beginner.html b/docs/beginner.html
index 1384f7d2e..7f7d25fb8 100644
--- a/docs/beginner.html
+++ b/docs/beginner.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png">
     <script>
       function scrollToTop(){
-        const c = document.querySelector('body').scrollTop;
+        const c = document.querySelector('html').scrollTop;
         if (c > 0) {
           window.requestAnimationFrame(scrollToTop);
-          document.querySelector('body').scrollTo(0, c - c / 4);
+          document.querySelector('html').scrollTo(0, c - c / 4);
         }
       };
       function scrollTo(element, to, id, duration) {
diff --git a/static-parts/beginner-page-start.html b/static-parts/beginner-page-start.html
index f2a219cd5..0fa5ae907 100644
--- a/static-parts/beginner-page-start.html
+++ b/static-parts/beginner-page-start.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png">
     <script>
       function scrollToTop(){
-        const c = document.querySelector('body').scrollTop;
+        const c = document.querySelector('html').scrollTop;
         if (c > 0) {
           window.requestAnimationFrame(scrollToTop);
-          document.querySelector('body').scrollTo(0, c - c / 4);
+          document.querySelector('html').scrollTo(0, c - c / 4);
         }
       };
       function scrollTo(element, to, id, duration) {