diff --git a/static/js/alert_popup.ts b/static/js/alert_popup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..889caf8d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/alert_popup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import $ from "jquery";
+
+export function initialize(): void {
+    // this will hide the alerts that you click "x" on.
+    $("body").on("click", ".alert-box > div .exit", function () {
+        const $alert = $(this).closest(".alert-box > div");
+        $alert.addClass("fade-out");
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            $alert.removeClass("fade-out show");
+        }, 300);
+    });
+
+    $(".alert-box").on("click", ".stackframe .expand", function () {
+        $(this).parent().siblings(".code-context").toggle("fast");
+    });
+}
diff --git a/static/js/click_handlers.js b/static/js/click_handlers.js
index 1278ad8269..4ac8519c4d 100644
--- a/static/js/click_handlers.js
+++ b/static/js/click_handlers.js
@@ -643,15 +643,6 @@ export function initialize() {
         server_events.restart_get_events({dont_block: true});
     });
 
-    // this will hide the alerts that you click "x" on.
-    $("body").on("click", ".alert-box > div .exit", function () {
-        const $alert = $(this).closest(".alert-box > div");
-        $alert.addClass("fade-out");
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            $alert.removeClass("fade-out show");
-        }, 300);
-    });
-
     $("#settings_page").on("click", ".collapse-settings-btn", () => {
         settings_toggle.toggle_org_setting_collapse();
     });
@@ -660,10 +651,6 @@ export function initialize() {
         popovers.hide_all();
     });
 
-    $(".alert-box").on("click", ".stackframe .expand", function () {
-        $(this).parent().siblings(".code-context").toggle("fast");
-    });
-
     // COMPOSE
 
     // NB: This just binds to current elements, and won't bind to elements
diff --git a/static/js/ui_init.js b/static/js/ui_init.js
index 94bc73bea8..695a7df803 100644
--- a/static/js/ui_init.js
+++ b/static/js/ui_init.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as fenced_code from "../shared/js/fenced_code";
 import render_edit_content_button from "../templates/edit_content_button.hbs";
 
 import * as activity from "./activity";
+import * as alert_popup from "./alert_popup";
 import * as alert_words from "./alert_words";
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip";
 import * as bot_data from "./bot_data";
@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ export function initialize_everything() {
 
     const user_status_params = pop_fields("user_status");
 
+    alert_popup.initialize();
     alert_words.initialize(alert_words_params);
     emojisets.initialize();
     people.initialize(page_params.user_id, people_params);
diff --git a/tools/test-js-with-node b/tools/test-js-with-node
index a13bcf4ba3..581522b112 100755
--- a/tools/test-js-with-node
+++ b/tools/test-js-with-node
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ USAGE = """
 # We do not yet require 100% line coverage for these files:
 EXEMPT_FILES = {
     "static/js/admin.js",
+    "static/js/alert_popup.ts",
     "static/js/archive.js",
     "static/js/attachments_ui.js",
     "static/js/avatar.js",