diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 64f114e1d..f10e3e56d 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1103,28 +1103,28 @@
       },
       message: function(e) {
         var data, dialog, duration;
+        Recaptcha.reload();
+        $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank';
         data = e.data;
         dialog = $('#qr');
         if (data) {
           $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', dialog).value = '';
           $('#error').textContent = data;
           qr.autohide.unset();
-        } else {
-          if (dialog) {
-            if (g.REPLY && $.config('Persistent QR')) {
-              qr.refresh(dialog);
-            } else {
-              $.rm(dialog);
-            }
-          }
-          if ($.config('Cooldown')) {
-            duration = qr.sage ? 60 : 30;
-            $.setValue(g.BOARD + '/cooldown', Date.now() + duration * 1000);
-            cooldown.start();
+          return;
+        }
+        if (dialog) {
+          if (g.REPLY && $.config('Persistent QR')) {
+            qr.refresh(dialog);
+          } else {
+            $.rm(dialog);
           }
         }
-        Recaptcha.reload();
-        return $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank';
+        if ($.config('Cooldown')) {
+          duration = qr.sage ? 60 : 30;
+          $.setValue(g.BOARD + '/cooldown', Date.now() + duration * 1000);
+          return cooldown.start();
+        }
       },
       node: function(root) {
         var quote;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 813dcdba1..cd12c0a3b 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -854,25 +854,26 @@ qr =
         $.removeClass dialog, 'auto'
 
     message: (e) ->
+      Recaptcha.reload()
+      $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank'
+
       {data} = e
       dialog = $ '#qr'
       if data # error message
         $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', dialog).value = ''
         $('#error').textContent = data
         qr.autohide.unset()
-      else # success
-        if dialog
-          if g.REPLY and $.config 'Persistent QR'
-            qr.refresh dialog
-          else
-            $.rm dialog
-        if $.config 'Cooldown'
-          duration = if qr.sage then 60 else 30
-          $.setValue g.BOARD+'/cooldown', Date.now() + duration * 1000
-          cooldown.start()
+        return
 
-      Recaptcha.reload()
-      $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank'
+      if dialog
+        if g.REPLY and $.config 'Persistent QR'
+          qr.refresh dialog
+        else
+          $.rm dialog
+      if $.config 'Cooldown'
+        duration = if qr.sage then 60 else 30
+        $.setValue g.BOARD+'/cooldown', Date.now() + duration * 1000
+        cooldown.start()
 
     node: (root) ->
       quote = $ 'a.quotejs:not(:first-child)', root