diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 2e3d66c82..5316af27f 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -5684,6 +5684,8 @@
       $.on(d, 'ThreadUpdate', function() {
         if (g.DEAD) {
           return QR.abort();
+        } else {
+          return QR.status();
         }
       });
       if (Conf['Persistent QR']) {
@@ -5786,11 +5788,8 @@
       }
       return QR.notifications = [];
     },
-    status: function(data) {
+    status: function() {
       var disabled, status, value;
-      if (data == null) {
-        data = {};
-      }
       if (!QR.nodes) {
         return;
       }
@@ -5799,9 +5798,9 @@
         disabled = true;
         QR.cooldown.auto = false;
       }
-      value = data.progress || QR.cooldown.seconds || value;
+      value = QR.req ? QR.req.progress : QR.cooldown.seconds || value;
       status = QR.nodes.status;
-      status.value = QR.cooldown.auto ? value ? "Auto " + value : 'Auto' : value || 'Submit';
+      status.value = !value ? 'Submit' : QR.cooldown.auto ? "Auto " + value : value;
       return status.disabled = disabled || false;
     },
     cooldown: {
@@ -6519,15 +6518,15 @@
       if (e != null) {
         e.preventDefault();
       }
+      if (QR.req) {
+        QR.abort();
+        return;
+      }
       if (QR.cooldown.seconds) {
         QR.cooldown.auto = !QR.cooldown.auto;
         QR.status();
         return;
       }
-      if (QR.ajax) {
-        QR.abort();
-        return;
-      }
       reply = QR.replies[0];
       if (reply === QR.selected) {
         reply.forceSave();
@@ -6576,9 +6575,6 @@
       if (!QR.cooldown.auto && $.x('ancestor::div[@id="qr"]', d.activeElement)) {
         d.activeElement.blur();
       }
-      QR.status({
-        progress: '...'
-      });
       post = {
         resto: threadID,
         name: reply.name,
@@ -6595,11 +6591,9 @@
         recaptcha_response_field: response
       };
       callbacks = {
-        onload: function() {
-          return QR.response(this);
-        },
+        onload: QR.response,
         onerror: function() {
-          delete QR.ajax;
+          delete QR.req;
           QR.cooldown.auto = false;
           QR.status();
           return QR.error($.el('a', {
@@ -6613,22 +6607,23 @@
         form: $.formData(post),
         upCallbacks: {
           onload: function() {
-            return QR.status({
-              progress: '...'
-            });
+            QR.req.progress = '...';
+            return QR.status();
           },
           onprogress: function(e) {
-            return QR.status({
-              progress: "" + (Math.round(e.loaded / e.total * 100)) + "%"
-            });
+            QR.req.progress = "" + (Math.round(e.loaded / e.total * 100)) + "%";
+            return QR.status();
           }
         }
       };
-      return QR.ajax = $.ajax($.id('postForm').parentNode.action, callbacks, opts);
+      QR.req = $.ajax($.id('postForm').parentNode.action, callbacks, opts);
+      QR.req.progress = '...';
+      return QR.status();
     },
-    response: function(req) {
-      var ban, board, err, h1, persona, postID, reply, threadID, tmpDoc, _, _base, _ref, _ref1;
-      delete QR.ajax;
+    response: function() {
+      var ban, board, err, h1, persona, postID, reply, req, threadID, tmpDoc, _, _base, _ref, _ref1;
+      req = QR.req;
+      delete QR.req;
       tmpDoc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument('');
       tmpDoc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.response;
       if (ban = $('.banType', tmpDoc)) {
@@ -6700,9 +6695,9 @@
       return QR.status();
     },
     abort: function() {
-      if (QR.ajax) {
-        QR.ajax.abort();
-        delete QR.ajax;
+      if (QR.req) {
+        QR.req.abort();
+        delete QR.req;
         QR.notifications.push(new Notification('info', 'QR upload aborted.', 5));
       }
       return QR.status();
diff --git a/src/qr.coffee b/src/qr.coffee
index c1560f2ad..daf166a5d 100644
--- a/src/qr.coffee
+++ b/src/qr.coffee
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ QR =
     $.on d, 'drop',               QR.dropFile
     $.on d, 'dragstart dragend',  QR.drag
     $.on d, 'ThreadUpdate', ->
-      QR.abort() if g.DEAD
+      if g.DEAD
+        QR.abort()
+      else
+        QR.status()
 
     QR.persist() if Conf['Persistent QR']
 
@@ -108,19 +111,25 @@ QR =
       notification.close()
     QR.notifications = []
 
-  status: (data={}) ->
+  status: ->
     return unless QR.nodes
     if g.DEAD
       value    = 404
       disabled = true
       QR.cooldown.auto = false
-    value = data.progress or QR.cooldown.seconds or value
+
+    value = if QR.req
+      QR.req.progress
+    else
+      QR.cooldown.seconds or value
+
     {status} = QR.nodes
-    status.value =
-      if QR.cooldown.auto
-        if value then "Auto #{value}" else 'Auto'
-      else
-        value or 'Submit'
+    status.value = unless value
+      'Submit'
+    else if QR.cooldown.auto
+      "Auto #{value}"
+    else
+      value
     status.disabled = disabled or false
 
   cooldown:
@@ -727,15 +736,16 @@ QR =
 
   submit: (e) ->
     e?.preventDefault()
+
+    if QR.req
+      QR.abort()
+      return
+
     if QR.cooldown.seconds
       QR.cooldown.auto = !QR.cooldown.auto
       QR.status()
       return
 
-    if QR.ajax
-      QR.abort()
-      return
-
     reply = QR.replies[0]
     reply.forceSave() if reply is QR.selected
     if g.BOARD.ID is 'f'
@@ -781,10 +791,6 @@ QR =
       # Unfocus the focused element if it is one within the QR and we're not auto-posting.
       d.activeElement.blur()
 
-    # Starting to upload might take some time.
-    # Provide some feedback that we're starting to submit.
-    QR.status progress: '...'
-
     post =
       resto:    threadID
       name:     reply.name
@@ -801,10 +807,9 @@ QR =
       recaptcha_response_field:  response
 
     callbacks =
-      onload: ->
-        QR.response @
+      onload: QR.response
       onerror: ->
-        delete QR.ajax
+        delete QR.req
         # Connection error, or
         # CORS disabled error on www.4chan.org/banned
         QR.cooldown.auto = false
@@ -817,16 +822,23 @@ QR =
       form: $.formData post
       upCallbacks:
         onload: ->
-          # Upload done, waiting for response.
-          QR.status progress: '...'
+          # Upload done, waiting for server response.
+          QR.req.progress = '...'
+          QR.status()
         onprogress: (e) ->
           # Uploading...
-          QR.status progress: "#{Math.round e.loaded / e.total * 100}%"
+          QR.req.progress = "#{Math.round e.loaded / e.total * 100}%"
+          QR.status()
 
-    QR.ajax = $.ajax $.id('postForm').parentNode.action, callbacks, opts
+    QR.req = $.ajax $.id('postForm').parentNode.action, callbacks, opts
+    # Starting to upload might take some time.
+    # Provide some feedback that we're starting to submit.
+    QR.req.progress = '...'
+    QR.status()
 
-  response: (req) ->
-    delete QR.ajax
+  response: ->
+    {req} = QR
+    delete QR.req
 
     tmpDoc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument ''
     tmpDoc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.response
@@ -916,8 +928,8 @@ QR =
     QR.status()
 
   abort: ->
-    if QR.ajax
-      QR.ajax.abort()
-      delete QR.ajax
+    if QR.req
+      QR.req.abort()
+      delete QR.req
       QR.notifications.push new Notification 'info', 'QR upload aborted.', 5
     QR.status()