diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index f5831ca55..e340259d4 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@
       if ((_ref = updater.request) != null) {
         _ref.abort();
       }
-      url = location.href + '?' + Date.now();
+      url = location.pathname + '?' + Date.now();
       cb = updater.cb.update;
       return updater.request = $.get(url, cb);
     }
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 42ece2627..dd62ecd00 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 github
+- mayhem:
+  - fix updater when there is a hash in the url
 
 2.17.0
 - mayhem:
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 2495acf0b..28c3bdae9 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ updater =
 
   update: ->
     updater.request?.abort()
-    url = location.href + '?' + Date.now() # fool the cache
+    url = location.pathname + '?' + Date.now() # fool the cache
     cb = updater.cb.update
     updater.request = $.get url, cb