diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 67387d05f..c6cc49402 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1777,12 +1777,12 @@
         });
         ready = function() {
           if (location.hostname === 'sys.4chan.org') {
-            $.rm(script);
-            return qr.message.send({
+            qr.message.send({
               req: 'status',
               ready: true
             });
           }
+          return $.rm(script);
         };
         if (d.documentElement) {
           $.add(d.documentElement, script);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index d78d0129f..fbfcb1a8f 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1357,8 +1357,8 @@ qr =
       script = $.el 'script', textContent: "window.addEventListener('message',#{code},false)"
       ready = ->
         if location.hostname is 'sys.4chan.org'
-          $.rm script
           qr.message.send req: 'status', ready: true
+        $.rm script
       # Chrome can access the documentElement on document-start
       if d.documentElement
         $.add d.documentElement, script