diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index c42d21a9d..ebc698a77 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
       });
     },
     parse: function(req, a, threadID, replyID) {
-      var bq, href, post, posts, quote, quotes, spoilerRange, _i, _j, _len, _len1;
+      var bq, clone, href, post, posts, quote, quotes, spoilerRange, _i, _j, _len, _len1;
       if (req.status !== 200) {
         a.textContent = "" + req.status + " " + req.statusText;
         return;
@@ -895,8 +895,9 @@
         return;
       }
       bq = $.id("m" + replyID);
-      bq.innerHTML = post.com;
-      quotes = bq.getElementsByClassName('quotelink');
+      clone = bq.cloneNode(false);
+      clone.innerHTML = post.com;
+      quotes = clone.getElementsByClassName('quotelink');
       for (_j = 0, _len1 = quotes.length; _j < _len1; _j++) {
         quote = quotes[_j];
         href = quote.getAttribute('href');
@@ -906,7 +907,7 @@
         quote.href = "res/" + href;
       }
       post = {
-        blockquote: bq,
+        blockquote: clone,
         threadID: threadID,
         quotes: quotes,
         backlinks: []
@@ -926,7 +927,8 @@
       if (Conf['Indicate Cross-thread Quotes']) {
         QuoteCT.node(post);
       }
-      return Main.prettify(bq);
+      $.replace(bq, clone);
+      return Main.prettify(clone);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index a0f1fd855..4e88ac2b6 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -729,14 +729,15 @@ ExpandComment =
       return
 
     bq = $.id "m#{replyID}"
-    bq.innerHTML = post.com
-    quotes = bq.getElementsByClassName 'quotelink'
+    clone = bq.cloneNode false
+    clone.innerHTML = post.com
+    quotes = clone.getElementsByClassName 'quotelink'
     for quote in quotes
       href = quote.getAttribute 'href'
       continue if href[0] is '/' # Cross-board quote
       quote.href = "res/#{href}" # Fix pathnames
     post =
-      blockquote: bq
+      blockquote: clone
       threadID:   threadID
       quotes:     quotes
       backlinks:  []
@@ -750,7 +751,8 @@ ExpandComment =
       QuoteOP.node      post
     if Conf['Indicate Cross-thread Quotes']
       QuoteCT.node      post
-    Main.prettify bq
+    $.replace bq, clone
+    Main.prettify clone
 
 ExpandThread =
   init: ->