diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index e4ef9b130..3f4d55c4b 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1681,38 +1681,37 @@
       return g.callbacks.push(quoteBacklink.node);
     },
     node: function(root) {
-      var backlink, el, id, link, nogood, quote, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
+      var backlink, el, good, id, link, quote, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
       _ref = $$('a.quotelink', root);
       _results = [];
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         quote = _ref[_i];
+        el = d.getElementById(quote.textContent.slice(2));
         _results.push((function() {
           var _j, _len2, _ref2;
-          if (el = d.getElementById(quote.textContent.slice(2))) {
+          if (el && el.className !== 'op') {
+            good = 1;
             id = quote.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.id;
-            if (el.className !== 'op') {
-              nogood = 0;
-              _ref2 = $$('a.backlink', el);
-              for (_j = 0, _len2 = _ref2.length; _j < _len2; _j++) {
-                backlink = _ref2[_j];
-                if (backlink.textContent === '>>' + id) {
-                  nogood = 1;
-                  break;
-                }
+            _ref2 = $$('a.backlink', el);
+            for (_j = 0, _len2 = _ref2.length; _j < _len2; _j++) {
+              backlink = _ref2[_j];
+              if (backlink.textContent === '>>' + id) {
+                good = 0;
+                break;
               }
-              if (!nogood) {
-                link = $.el('a', {
-                  href: '#' + id,
-                  className: 'backlink',
-                  textContent: '>>' + id
-                });
-                if ($.config('Quote Preview')) {
-                  $.bind(link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover);
-                  $.bind(link, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
-                  $.bind(link, 'mouseout', ui.hoverend);
-                }
-                return $.before($('br, blockquote', el), link);
+            }
+            if (good) {
+              link = $.el('a', {
+                href: '#' + id,
+                className: 'backlink',
+                textContent: '>>' + id
+              });
+              if ($.config('Quote Preview')) {
+                $.bind(link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover);
+                $.bind(link, 'mousemove', ui.hover);
+                $.bind(link, 'mouseout', ui.hoverend);
               }
+              return $.before($('br, blockquote', el), link);
             }
           }
         })());
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 9b1ad3463..6da97ec2c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1346,24 +1346,24 @@ quoteBacklink =
     g.callbacks.push quoteBacklink.node
   node: (root) ->
     for quote in $$ 'a.quotelink', root
-      if el = d.getElementById quote.textContent[2..]
+      el = d.getElementById(quote.textContent[2..])
+      if el and el.className isnt 'op'
+        good = 1
         id = quote.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.id
-        unless el.className is 'op'
-          nogood = 0
-          for backlink in $$ 'a.backlink', el
-            if backlink.textContent is '>>'+id
-              nogood = 1
-              break
-          unless nogood
-            link = $.el 'a'
-              href: '#'+id
-              className: 'backlink'
-              textContent: '>>'+id
-            if $.config 'Quote Preview'
-              $.bind link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover
-              $.bind link, 'mousemove', ui.hover
-              $.bind link, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
-            $.before $('br, blockquote', el), link
+        for backlink in $$ 'a.backlink', el
+          if backlink.textContent is '>>'+id
+            good = 0
+            break
+        if good
+          link = $.el 'a',
+            href: '#'+id
+            className: 'backlink'
+            textContent: '>>'+id
+          if $.config 'Quote Preview'
+            $.bind link, 'mouseover', quotePreview.mouseover
+            $.bind link, 'mousemove', ui.hover
+            $.bind link, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
+          $.before $('br, blockquote', el), link
 
 quotePreview =
   init: ->