diff --git a/src/General/Get.coffee b/src/General/Get.coffee
index 90f41bdd8..636d463e9 100755
--- a/src/General/Get.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Get.coffee
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Get =
   threadFromNode: (node) ->
     Get.threadFromRoot $.x 'ancestor::div[@class="thread"]', node
   postFromRoot: (root) ->
+    return null unless root?
     link    = $ '.postNum > a[href*="#"]', root
     boardID = link.pathname.split(/\/+/)[1]
     postID  = link.hash[2..]