diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index dc872815b..4fa35e1ef 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
           a = $.el('a', {
             href: URL
           });
-          return GM_openInTab(a.href, '_blank');
+          return GM_openInTab(a.href);
         };
       } else {
         return function(URL) {
diff --git a/lib/$.coffee b/lib/$.coffee
index e374a6e71..384d02b24 100644
--- a/lib/$.coffee
+++ b/lib/$.coffee
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $.extend $,
       (URL) ->
         # XXX fix GM opening file://// for protocol-less URLs.
         a = $.el 'a', href: URL
-        GM_openInTab a.href, '_blank'
+        GM_openInTab a.href
     else
       (URL) -> window.open URL, '_blank'
   debounce: (wait, fn) ->