diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 9a43d342c..b54e0cc8e 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@
       }
     },
     mouseover: function(e) {
-      var el, id, qp, quote, replyID, threadID, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
+      var el, id, qp, quote, replyID, threadID, _i, _len, _ref;
       this.href = this.getAttribute('data-href');
       id = this.hash.slice(1);
       qp = $('#qp');
@@ -1910,10 +1910,10 @@
           $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
         }
         if (this.className === 'backlink') {
-          replyID = (_ref = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', this)) != null ? _ref.id.match(/\d+/)[0] : void 0;
-          _ref2 = $$('a.quotelink', qp);
-          for (_i = 0, _len = _ref2.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-            quote = _ref2[_i];
+          replyID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', this).id.match(/\d+/)[0];
+          _ref = $$('a.quotelink', qp);
+          for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+            quote = _ref[_i];
             if (quote.getAttribute('data-href').match(/\d+$/)[0] === replyID) {
               quote.className = 'forwardlink';
             }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index e50f0e3e0..0506ac482 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ quotePreview =
       qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML
       $.addClass el, 'qphl' if $.config 'Quote Highlighting'
       if @className is 'backlink'
-        replyID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', @)?.id.match(/\d+/)[0]
+        replyID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', @).id.match(/\d+/)[0]
         for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink', qp
           if quote.getAttribute('data-href').match(/\d+$/)[0] is replyID
             quote.className = 'forwardlink'