diff --git a/video_xblock/backends/base.py b/video_xblock/backends/base.py
index 9873bc2d..0ac1288c 100644
--- a/video_xblock/backends/base.py
+++ b/video_xblock/backends/base.py
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ def get_frag(self, **context):
         frag.add_javascript(self.render_resource(
             '../static/js/videojs-speed-handler.js', **context
         ))
-        frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string(
-            '../static/bower_components/videojs-transcript/dist/videojs-transcript.js'
-        ))
         frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string(
             '../static/bower_components/videojs-contextmenu/dist/videojs-contextmenu.min.js'
         ))
@@ -68,15 +65,19 @@ def get_frag(self, **context):
         frag.add_javascript(
             self.render_resource('../static/js/player_state.js', **context)
         )
+        if context['player_state']['transcripts']:
+            frag.add_javascript(self.resource_string(
+                '../static/bower_components/videojs-transcript/dist/videojs-transcript.js'
+            ))
+            frag.add_javascript(
+                self.render_resource('../static/js/videojs-transcript.js', **context)
+            )
         frag.add_javascript(
             self.render_resource('../static/js/videojs-tabindex.js', **context)
         )
         frag.add_javascript(
             self.resource_string('../static/js/toggle-button.js')
         )
-        frag.add_javascript(
-            self.render_resource('../static/js/videojs-transcript.js', **context)
-        )
         frag.add_javascript(self.render_resource(
             '../static/js/videojs_event_plugin.js', **context
         ))
diff --git a/video_xblock/backends/brightcove.py b/video_xblock/backends/brightcove.py
index 8af69c93..69a52f3d 100644
--- a/video_xblock/backends/brightcove.py
+++ b/video_xblock/backends/brightcove.py
@@ -32,21 +32,22 @@ def get_frag(self, **context):
         frag.add_css_url(
             'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'
         )
-        frag.add_content(
-            self.add_js_content('../static/bower_components/videojs-transcript/dist/videojs-transcript.js')
-        )
         frag.add_content(
             self.add_js_content('../static/js/player_state.js', **context)
         )
+        if context['player_state']['transcripts']:
+            frag.add_content(
+                self.add_js_content('../static/bower_components/videojs-transcript/dist/videojs-transcript.js')
+            )
+            frag.add_content(
+                self.add_js_content('../static/js/videojs-transcript.js', **context)
+            )
         frag.add_content(
             self.add_js_content('../static/js/videojs-tabindex.js', **context)
         )
         frag.add_content(
             self.add_js_content('../static/js/toggle-button.js')
         )
-        frag.add_content(
-            self.add_js_content('../static/js/videojs-transcript.js', **context)
-        )
         frag.add_content(
             self.add_js_content('../static/js/videojs_event_plugin.js', **context)
         )
diff --git a/video_xblock/static/css/transcripts.css b/video_xblock/static/css/transcripts.css
index 9a357651..a470edd6 100644
--- a/video_xblock/static/css/transcripts.css
+++ b/video_xblock/static/css/transcripts.css
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 #transcript {
   max-height: 100%;
   overflow: scroll;
-  padding: 0 0 0 20px;
   font-family: "Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
   font-size: 14px;
   background-color: inherit;
 }
 
+.transcript-body {
+  padding: 0 0 0 20px;
+}
+
 .transcript-line {
   margin-bottom: 8px;
   border: 0;
diff --git a/video_xblock/static/css/videojs.css b/video_xblock/static/css/videojs.css
index 68ae627a..840bb837 100644
--- a/video_xblock/static/css/videojs.css
+++ b/video_xblock/static/css/videojs.css
@@ -323,12 +323,15 @@ body {
 #transcript {
   max-height: 100%;
   overflow: scroll;
-  padding: 0 0 0 20px;
   font-family: "Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
   font-size: 14px;
   background-color: inherit;
 }
 
+.transcript-body {
+  padding: 0 0 0 20px;
+}
+
 .transcript-line {
   margin-bottom: 8px;
   border: 0;
diff --git a/video_xblock/static/js/videojs-transcript.js b/video_xblock/static/js/videojs-transcript.js
index 0805a2ae..4fdcfa3e 100644
--- a/video_xblock/static/js/videojs-transcript.js
+++ b/video_xblock/static/js/videojs-transcript.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 domReady(function() {
   videojs('{{ video_player_id }}').ready(function(){
-
     // fire up the plugin
     var transcript = this.transcript({
       'showTrackSelector': false,