diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 3be948806..3fe9f23e0 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -5690,9 +5690,11 @@
     },
     cooldown: {
       init: function() {
+        var board;
+        board = g.BOARD.ID;
         QR.cooldown.types = {
           thread: (function() {
-            switch (g.BOARD) {
+            switch (board) {
               case 'q':
                 return 86400;
               case 'b':
@@ -5703,13 +5705,13 @@
                 return 300;
             }
           })(),
-          sage: g.BOARD === 'q' ? 600 : 60,
-          file: g.BOARD === 'q' ? 300 : 30,
-          post: g.BOARD === 'q' ? 60 : 30
+          sage: board === 'q' ? 600 : 60,
+          file: board === 'q' ? 300 : 30,
+          post: board === 'q' ? 60 : 30
         };
-        QR.cooldown.cooldowns = $.get("" + g.BOARD + ".cooldown", {});
+        QR.cooldown.cooldowns = $.get("" + board + ".cooldown", {});
         QR.cooldown.start();
-        return $.sync("" + g.BOARD + ".cooldown", QR.cooldown.sync);
+        return $.sync("" + board + ".cooldown", QR.cooldown.sync);
       },
       start: function() {
         if (QR.cooldown.isCounting) {
diff --git a/src/qr.coffee b/src/qr.coffee
index 6145ade24..593a85002 100644
--- a/src/qr.coffee
+++ b/src/qr.coffee
@@ -118,17 +118,18 @@ QR =
 
   cooldown:
     init: ->
+      board = g.BOARD.ID
       QR.cooldown.types =
-        thread: switch g.BOARD
+        thread: switch board
           when 'q' then 86400
           when 'b', 'soc', 'r9k' then 600
           else 300
-        sage: if g.BOARD is 'q' then 600 else 60
-        file: if g.BOARD is 'q' then 300 else 30
-        post: if g.BOARD is 'q' then 60  else 30
-      QR.cooldown.cooldowns = $.get "#{g.BOARD}.cooldown", {}
+        sage: if board is 'q' then 600 else 60
+        file: if board is 'q' then 300 else 30
+        post: if board is 'q' then 60  else 30
+      QR.cooldown.cooldowns = $.get "#{board}.cooldown", {}
       QR.cooldown.start()
-      $.sync "#{g.BOARD}.cooldown", QR.cooldown.sync
+      $.sync "#{board}.cooldown", QR.cooldown.sync
     start: ->
       return if QR.cooldown.isCounting
       QR.cooldown.isCounting = true