diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/d3Utils.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/d3Utils.js
index 6620f7d..42e371c 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/d3Utils.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/d3Utils.js
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
         return drag;
     }
 
-    function appendGlow(svg) {
+    function loadGlow(defs) {
         // TODO: parameterize color
 
-        var glow = svg.append('filter')
+        var glow = defs.append('filter')
             .attr('x', '-50%')
             .attr('y', '-50%')
             .attr('width', '200%')
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@
 
         glow.append('feColorMatrix')
             .attr('type', 'matrix')
-            .attr('values', '0 0 0 0  0 ' +
-            '0 0 0 0  0 ' +
-            '0 0 0 0  .7 ' +
-            '0 0 0 1  0 ');
+            .attr('values',
+                '0 0 0 0  0 ' +
+                '0 0 0 0  0 ' +
+                '0 0 0 0  .7 ' +
+                '0 0 0 1  0 ');
 
         glow.append('feGaussianBlur')
             .attr('stdDeviation', 3)
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@
     // === register the functions as a library
     onos.ui.addLib('d3util', {
         createDragBehavior: createDragBehavior,
-        appendGlow: appendGlow,
+        loadGlow: loadGlow,
         cat7: cat7
     });
 
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/glyphs.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/glyphs.js
index a5fad90..cb74167 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/glyphs.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/glyphs.js
@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@
         });
     }
 
+    function loadDefs(defs) {
+        defStuff(defs, birdViewBox,  birdData);
+        defStuff(defs, glyphViewBox, glyphData);
+        defStuff(defs, badgeViewBox, badgeData);
+    }
+
     onos.ui.addLib('glyphs', {
-        defBird:   function (defs) { defStuff(defs, birdViewBox,  birdData);  },
-        defGlyphs: function (defs) { defStuff(defs, glyphViewBox, glyphData); },
-        defBadges: function (defs) { defStuff(defs, badgeViewBox, badgeData); }
+        loadDefs: loadDefs
     });
 
 }(ONOS));
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/topo.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/topo.js
index ce1fceb..f52b0c9 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/topo.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/topo.js
@@ -2831,11 +2831,10 @@
 
     }
 
-    function loadGlyphs(svg) {
+    function setupDefs(svg) {
         var defs = svg.append('defs');
-        gly.defBird(defs);
-        gly.defGlyphs(defs);
-        gly.defBadges(defs);
+        gly.loadDefs(defs);
+        d3u.loadGlow(defs);
     }
 
     function sendUpdateMeta(d, store) {
@@ -2872,9 +2871,8 @@
         svg = view.$div.append('svg').attr('viewBox', viewBox);
         setSize(svg, view);
 
-        // load glyphs and filters...
-        loadGlyphs(svg);
-        d3u.appendGlow(svg);
+        // load glyphs, filters, and other definitions...
+        setupDefs(svg);
 
         panZoomContainer = svg.append('g').attr('id', 'panZoomContainer');
         setupPanZoom();