diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 6ca55ab67..6e0015bc8 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1746,16 +1746,15 @@
     },
     parse: function(req, id, threadID, oldInline) {
       var body, html, inline, op, reply, td, _i, _len, _ref;
+      if (req.status !== 200) {
+        oldInline.innerHTML = "" + req.status + " " + req.statusText;
+        return;
+      }
       inline = $.el('table', {
         className: 'inline',
         innerHTML: '<tbody><tr><td class=reply></td></tr></tbody>'
       });
       td = $('td', inline);
-      if (req.status !== 200) {
-        td.innerHTML = "" + req.status + " " + req.statusText;
-        $.replace(oldInline, inline);
-        return;
-      }
       body = $.el('body', {
         innerHTML: req.responseText
       });
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 6b118a3bf..11b86accf 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1387,17 +1387,16 @@ quoteInline =
         g.requests[threadID] = $.get @href, (-> quoteInline.parse this, id, threadID, inline)
     $.after @parentNode, inline
   parse: (req, id, threadID, oldInline) ->
+    if req.status isnt 200
+      oldInline.innerHTML = "#{req.status} #{req.statusText}"
+      return
+
     #this is fucking stupid
     inline = $.el 'table',
       className: 'inline'
       innerHTML: '<tbody><tr><td class=reply></td></tr></tbody>'
     td = $ 'td', inline
 
-    if req.status isnt 200
-      td.innerHTML = "#{req.status} #{req.statusText}"
-      $.replace oldInline, inline
-      return
-
     body = $.el 'body',
       innerHTML: req.responseText
     if id == threadID #OP