diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index d39bc1791..bfeca30c5 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1693,6 +1693,7 @@
       }, html);
       updater.count = $('#count', dialog);
       updater.timer = $('#timer', dialog);
+      updater.br = $('br[clear]');
       _ref = $$('input', dialog);
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         input = _ref[_i];
@@ -1740,7 +1741,7 @@
         }
       },
       update: function() {
-        var arr, body, br, id, input, replies, reply, scroll, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
+        var arr, body, id, input, replies, reply, scroll, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
         if (this.status === 404) {
           updater.timer.textContent = '';
           updater.count.textContent = 404;
@@ -1757,13 +1758,12 @@
           Favicon.update();
           return;
         }
-        br = $('br[clear]');
-        id = Number(((_ref2 = $('td[id]', br.previousElementSibling)) != null ? _ref2.id : void 0) || 0);
+        id = Number(((_ref2 = $('td[id]', updater.br.previousElementSibling)) != null ? _ref2.id : void 0) || 0);
         arr = [];
         body = $.el('body', {
           innerHTML: this.responseText
         });
-        replies = $$('td[id]', body);
+        replies = $$('.reply', body);
         while ((reply = replies.pop()) && (reply.id > id)) {
           arr.push(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
         }
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@
           }
         }
         while (reply = arr.pop()) {
-          $.before(br, reply);
+          $.before(updater.br, reply);
         }
         if (scroll) {
           return scrollTo(0, d.body.scrollHeight);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 7be9df610..2dafaabca 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@ updater =
 
     updater.count = $ '#count', dialog
     updater.timer = $ '#timer', dialog
+    updater.br    = $ 'br[clear]'
 
     for input in $$ 'input', dialog
       if input.type is 'checkbox'
@@ -1445,13 +1446,12 @@ updater =
         Favicon.update()
         return
 
-      br = $ 'br[clear]'
-      id = Number $('td[id]', br.previousElementSibling)?.id or 0
+      id = Number $('td[id]', updater.br.previousElementSibling)?.id or 0
 
       arr = []
       body = $.el 'body',
         innerHTML: @responseText
-      replies = $$ 'td[id]', body
+      replies = $$ '.reply', body
       while (reply = replies.pop()) and (reply.id > id)
         arr.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode #table
 
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ updater =
 
       #XXX add replies in correct order so backlinks resolve
       while reply = arr.pop()
-        $.before br, reply
+        $.before updater.br, reply
       if scroll
         scrollTo 0, d.body.scrollHeight