diff --git a/src/main/Main.coffee b/src/main/Main.coffee
index 290ec3f59..cab6eea76 100644
--- a/src/main/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/main/Main.coffee
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ Main =
       posts   = []
       errors  = []
 
+      try
+        g.SITE.preParsingFixes?(board)
+
       Main.addThreadsObserver = new MutationObserver Main.addThreads
       Main.addPostsObserver   = new MutationObserver Main.addPosts
       Main.addThreadsObserver.observe board, {childList: true}
diff --git a/src/site/SW.tinyboard.coffee b/src/site/SW.tinyboard.coffee
index ffa8a09f1..8d809ff54 100644
--- a/src/site/SW.tinyboard.coffee
+++ b/src/site/SW.tinyboard.coffee
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ SW.tinyboard =
   isFileURL: (url) ->
     /\/src\/[^\/]+/.test(url.pathname)
 
+  preParsingFixes: (board) ->
+    # fixes effects of unclosed link in announcement
+    if (broken = $('a > input[name="board"]', board))
+      $.before broken.parentNode, broken
+
   parseNodes: (post, nodes) ->
     # Add vichan's span.poster_id around the ID if not already present.
     return if nodes.uniqueID