diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 700c55e54..fe00db510 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3190,6 +3190,7 @@
       if (url) return location.href = url;
     },
     image: function(board, filename) {
+      if (!conf['404 Redirect']) return;
       switch (board) {
         case 'a':
         case 'jp':
@@ -3371,7 +3372,7 @@
       img = $.el('img', {
         src: url || a.href
       });
-      if (conf['404 Redirect']) $.on(img, 'error', imgExpand.error);
+      $.on(img, 'error', imgExpand.error);
       return $.add(a, img);
     },
     error: function() {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index b0f44e665..ec4bcde14 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2500,6 +2500,7 @@ redirect =
         redirect.thread()
     location.href = url if url
   image: (board, filename) -> #board must be given, the image can originate from a cross-quote
+    return unless conf['404 Redirect']
     switch board
       when 'a', 'jp', 'm', 'tg', 'tv', 'u'
         "http://archive.foolz.us/#{board}/full_image/#{filename}"
@@ -2605,7 +2606,7 @@ imgExpand =
     a = thumb.parentNode
     img = $.el 'img',
       src: url or a.href
-    $.on img, 'error', imgExpand.error if conf['404 Redirect']
+    $.on img, 'error', imgExpand.error
     $.add a, img
 
   error: ->