diff --git a/src/General/Get.coffee b/src/General/Get.coffee
index 781b066fa..f572c10a3 100644
--- a/src/General/Get.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Get.coffee
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Get =
       # quotes
       .replace /((&gt;){2}(&gt;\/[a-z\d]+\/)?\d+)/g, '<span class=deadlink>$1</span>'
 
-    threadID = data.thread_num
+    threadID = +data.thread_num
     o =
       # id
       postID:   "#{postID}"
diff --git a/src/General/Main.coffee b/src/General/Main.coffee
index bd6239ba7..5987b1d08 100644
--- a/src/General/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Main.coffee
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Main =
       posts   = []
 
       for threadRoot in $$ '.board > .thread', board
-        thread = new Thread threadRoot.id[1..], g.BOARD
+        thread = new Thread +threadRoot.id[1..], g.BOARD
         threads.push thread
         for postRoot in $$ '.thread > .postContainer', threadRoot
           try
diff --git a/src/General/Thread.coffee b/src/General/Thread.coffee
index e3e28a1e1..57d82a316 100644
--- a/src/General/Thread.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Thread.coffee
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ class Thread
   callbacks: []
   toString: -> @ID
 
-  constructor: (ID, @board) ->
-    @ID     = +ID
+  constructor: (@ID, @board) ->
     @fullID = "#{@board}.#{@ID}"
     @posts  = {}