diff --git a/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee b/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
index a3613e958..75c3333f6 100644
--- a/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
+++ b/src/Filtering/ThreadHiding.coffee
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ ThreadHiding =
     return if thread.isHidden
     threadRoot = thread.nodes.root
     thread.isHidden = true
-    Index.updateHideLabel() if Conf['JSON Index']
+    Index.updateHideLabel()
 
     return threadRoot.hidden = true unless makeStub
 
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ ThreadHiding =
       delete thread.stub
     threadRoot = thread.nodes.root
     threadRoot.hidden = thread.isHidden = false
-    Index.updateHideLabel() if Conf['JSON Index']
+    Index.updateHideLabel()
diff --git a/src/General/Index.coffee b/src/General/Index.coffee
index 7d032104f..926dee53f 100644
--- a/src/General/Index.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Index.coffee
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ Index =
     $.add strong, a
 
   updateHideLabel: ->
+    return unless Index.hideLabel
     hiddenCount = 0
     for threadID in Index.liveThreadIDs when Index.isHidden(threadID)
       hiddenCount++