diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/journal.py b/rhodecode/controllers/journal.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/journal.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/journal.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class JournalController(BaseController):
         c.journal_day_aggreagate = self._get_daily_aggregate(c.journal_pager)
 
         c.journal_data = render('journal/journal_data.html')
-        if request.params.get('partial'):
+        if request.environ.get('HTTP_X_PARTIAL_XHR'):
             return c.journal_data
         return render('journal/journal.html')
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class JournalController(BaseController):
         c.journal_day_aggreagate = self._get_daily_aggregate(c.journal_pager)
 
         c.journal_data = render('journal/journal_data.html')
-        if request.params.get('partial'):
+        if request.environ.get('HTTP_X_PARTIAL_XHR'):
             return c.journal_data
         return render('journal/public_journal.html')