diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index b77c3c370..4882c635c 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2732,7 +2732,9 @@
       $.bind(img, 'error', function(e) {
         thumb = this.previousSibling;
         imgExpand.contract(thumb);
-        return imgExpand.expand(thumb);
+        if (!g.dead) {
+          return setTimeout(imgExpand.expand, 1000, thumb);
+        }
       });
       return $.add(a, img);
     },
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 6802230f7..c97cbe807 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2025,7 +2025,8 @@ imgExpand =
     $.bind img, 'error', (e) ->
       thumb = @previousSibling
       imgExpand.contract thumb
-      imgExpand.expand   thumb
+      unless g.dead
+        setTimeout imgExpand.expand, 1000, thumb
     $.add a, img
 
   dialog: ->