diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index 3d2651ad1..dcf07d63b 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -5441,9 +5441,19 @@
       return QR.nodes.fileInput.click();
     },
     fileInput: function(files) {
-      var file, length, max, post, _i, _len;
+      var check, err, file, length, max, post, _i, _len;
 
-      if (files instanceof Event) {
+      try {
+        if (files instanceof Event) {
+          check = true;
+        }
+      } catch (_error) {
+        err = _error;
+        if (this instanceof Element) {
+          check = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (check) {
         files = __slice.call(this.files);
         QR.nodes.fileInput.value = null;
       }
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 81ea79b84..e494f5160 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -5451,9 +5451,19 @@
       return QR.nodes.fileInput.click();
     },
     fileInput: function(files) {
-      var file, length, max, post, _i, _len;
+      var check, err, file, length, max, post, _i, _len;
 
-      if (files instanceof Event) {
+      try {
+        if (files instanceof Event) {
+          check = true;
+        }
+      } catch (_error) {
+        err = _error;
+        if (this instanceof Element) {
+          check = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (check) {
         files = __slice.call(this.files);
         QR.nodes.fileInput.value = null;
       }
diff --git a/src/Posting/QuickReply.coffee b/src/Posting/QuickReply.coffee
index d0dc911b5..be71207b9 100755
--- a/src/Posting/QuickReply.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QuickReply.coffee
@@ -443,7 +443,13 @@ QR =
     QR.nodes.fileInput.click()
 
   fileInput: (files) ->
-    if files instanceof Event # file input
+    try
+      if files instanceof Event # file input
+        check = true
+    catch err
+      if @ instanceof Element # file input
+        check = true
+    if check
       files = [@files...]
       QR.nodes.fileInput.value = null # Don't hold the files from being modified on windows
     {length} = files