diff --git a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
index dfd612a99..43a45630a 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
@@ -112,11 +112,7 @@ Unread =
   addPost: ->
     return if @isFetchedQuote or @isClone
     Unread.order.push @
-    return if @ID <= Unread.lastReadPost or @isHidden or QuoteYou.db?.get {
-      boardID:  @board.ID
-      threadID: @thread.ID
-      postID:   @ID
-    }
+    return if @ID <= Unread.lastReadPost or @isHidden or QuoteYou.isYou(@)
     Unread.posts.add @ID
     Unread.addPostQuotingYou @
     Unread.position ?= Unread.order[@ID]
@@ -172,11 +168,7 @@ Unread =
       Unread.posts.delete ID
       Unread.postsQuotingYou.delete ID
 
-      if QuoteYou.db?.get {
-        boardID:  data.board.ID
-        threadID: data.thread.ID
-        postID:   ID
-      }
+      if QuoteYou.isYou data
         QuoteYou.lastRead = root
       Unread.position = Unread.position.next
 
diff --git a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
index 1b11de07c..6aa02c7b6 100644
--- a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
+++ b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ QuoteBacklink =
       cb:   @secondNode
   firstNode: ->
     return if @isClone or !@quotes.length or @isRebuilt
-    markYours = Conf['Mark Quotes of You'] and QuoteYou.db?.get {boardID: @board.ID, threadID: @thread.ID, postID: @ID}
+    markYours = Conf['Mark Quotes of You'] and QuoteYou.isYou(@)
     a = $.el 'a',
       href: Build.postURL @board.ID, @thread.ID, @ID
       className: if @isHidden then 'filtered backlink' else 'backlink'
diff --git a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteYou.coffee b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteYou.coffee
index 04527e94b..d235ca617 100644
--- a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteYou.coffee
+++ b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteYou.coffee
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ QuoteYou =
 
     QuoteYou.menu.init()
 
+  isYou: (post) ->
+    !!QuoteYou.db?.get {
+      boardID:  post.board.ID
+      threadID: post.thread.ID
+      postID:   post.ID
+    }
+
   node: ->
     return if @isClone
 
-    if QuoteYou.db.get {boardID: @board.ID, threadID: @thread.ID, postID: @ID}
+    if QuoteYou.isYou @
       $.addClass @nodes.root, 'yourPost'
 
     # Stop there if there's no quotes in that post.
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ QuoteYou =
         order: 12
         open: (post) ->
           QuoteYou.menu.post = (post.origin or post)
-          input.checked = QuoteYou.db.get {boardID: post.board.ID, threadID: post.thread.ID, postID: post.ID}
+          input.checked = QuoteYou.isYou post
           true
 
     toggle: ->