diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
index 45a0ca636..00a702ea4 100644
--- a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Keybinds =
       when Conf['Update']
         switch g.VIEW
           when 'thread'
-            return unless Conf['Thread Updater']
+            return unless ThreadUpdater.enabled
             ThreadUpdater.update()
           when 'index'
             return unless Conf['JSON Index'] and g.BOARD.ID isnt 'f'
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
index d4cbf5abc..de4a9f460 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ThreadUpdater =
   init: ->
     return if g.VIEW isnt 'thread' or !Conf['Thread Updater']
+    @enabled = true
 
     # Chromium won't play audio created in an inactive tab until the tab has been focused, so set it up now.
     # XXX Sometimes the loading stalls in Firefox, esp. when opening in private browsing window followed by normal window.