diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 1164e6cdf..28811aba3 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2455,13 +2455,11 @@
       });
     },
     mouseover: function(e) {
-      var img;
-      img = $.el('img', {
+      ui.el = $.el('img', {
         id: 'iHover',
         src: this.parentNode.href
       });
-      ui.el = img;
-      return $.append(d.body, img);
+      return $.append(d.body, ui.el);
     }
   };
   imgPreloading = {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index a00936844..e036105ef 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1854,11 +1854,10 @@ imgHover =
       $.bind thumb, 'mousemove', ui.hover
       $.bind thumb, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
   mouseover: (e) ->
-    img = $.el 'img'
+    ui.el = $.el 'img'
       id: 'iHover'
       src: @parentNode.href
-    ui.el = img
-    $.append d.body, img
+    $.append d.body, ui.el
 
 imgPreloading =
   init: ->