diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index abdc3efbe..1164e6cdf 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@
     },
     parse: function(req, id, threadID) {
       var body, html, op, qp, reply, _i, _len, _ref;
-      if (!(qp = ui.el || ui.el.innerHTML === ("Loading " + id + "..."))) {
+      if (!(qp = ui.el && qp.innerHTML === ("Loading " + id + "..."))) {
         return;
       }
       if (req.status !== 200) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 929136b2d..a00936844 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ quotePreview =
     $.removeClass el, 'qphl' if el = d.getElementById @hash[1..]
     ui.hoverend()
   parse: (req, id, threadID) ->
-    return unless qp = ui.el or ui.el.innerHTML is "Loading #{id}..."
+    return unless qp = ui.el and qp.innerHTML is "Loading #{id}..."
 
     if req.status isnt 200
       qp.innerHTML = "#{req.status} #{req.statusText}"