diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index f2f69ce0e..6732f86d8 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@
       $.set('captchas', captchas);
       el.value = '';
       Recaptcha.reload();
-      return el.nextSibling.textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas';
+      return captchaLength(captchas);
     },
     captchaShift: function() {
       var captcha, captchas, cutoff;
@@ -1322,9 +1322,13 @@
         }
       }
       $.set('captchas', captchas);
-      $('#cl', QR.qr).textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas';
+      captchaLength(captchas);
       return captcha;
     },
+    captchaLength: function(captchas) {
+      captchas || (captchas = $.get('captchas', []));
+      return $('#cl', QR.qr).textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas';
+    },
     change: function(e) {
       if (this.files[0].size > QR.MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
         alert('Error: File too large.');
@@ -1373,12 +1377,13 @@
       QR.qr = qr = ui.dialog('qr', {
         top: '0',
         left: '0'
-      }, "    <a class=close title=close>X</a><input type=checkbox id=autohide title=autohide>    <div class=move><input placeholder=Name name=name form=qr_form class=inputtext>Quick Reply</div>    <form enctype=multipart/form-data method=post action=http://sys.4chan.org/" + g.BOARD + "/post target=iframe id=qr_form>      <input type=hidden name=resto value=" + tid + ">      <input type=hidden name=mode value=regist>      <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_challenge_field id=challenge>      <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_response_field id=response>      <div><input placeholder=Email name=email class=inputtext>" + QR.spoiler + "</div>      <div><input placeholder=Subject name=sub class=inputtext><button>Submit</button><label>auto<input id=auto type=checkbox></label></div>      <div><textarea placeholder=Comment name=com class=inputtext></textarea></div>      <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=" + QR.captcha.challenge + "></div>      <div><input placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field class=inputtext><span id=cl>" + ($.get('captchas', []).length) + " captchas</span></div>      <div>" + QR.file + "</div>    </form>    <div id=files></div>    <div><input placeholder=Password name=pwd type=password class=inputtext><a id=attach>attach another file</a></div>    <a class=error></a>    ");
+      }, "    <a class=close title=close>X</a><input type=checkbox id=autohide title=autohide>    <div class=move><input placeholder=Name name=name form=qr_form class=inputtext>Quick Reply</div>    <form enctype=multipart/form-data method=post action=http://sys.4chan.org/" + g.BOARD + "/post target=iframe id=qr_form>      <input type=hidden name=resto value=" + tid + ">      <input type=hidden name=mode value=regist>      <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_challenge_field id=challenge>      <input type=hidden name=recaptcha_response_field id=response>      <div><input placeholder=Email name=email class=inputtext>" + QR.spoiler + "</div>      <div><input placeholder=Subject name=sub class=inputtext><button>Submit</button><label>auto<input id=auto type=checkbox></label></div>      <div><textarea placeholder=Comment name=com class=inputtext></textarea></div>      <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=" + QR.captcha.challenge + "></div>      <div><input placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field class=inputtext><span id=cl></span></div>      <div>" + QR.file + "</div>    </form>    <div id=files></div>    <div><input placeholder=Password name=pwd type=password class=inputtext><a id=attach>attach another file</a></div>    <a class=error></a>    ");
       c = d.cookie;
       $('[name=name]', qr).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_name=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : '';
       $('[name=email]', qr).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_email=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : '';
       $('[name=pwd]', qr).value = (m = c.match(/4chan_pass=([^;]+)/)) ? decodeURIComponent(m[1]) : $('input[name=pwd]').value;
       $('textarea', qr).value = text;
+      QR.captchaLength();
       if (conf['Cooldown']) {
         QR.cooldown();
       }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 0da5193e2..70c753aaf 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ QR =
     $.set 'captchas', captchas
     el.value = ''
     Recaptcha.reload()
-    el.nextSibling.textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas'
+    captchaLength captchas
   captchaShift: ->
     captchas = $.get 'captchas', []
     cutoff = Date.now() - 5*HOUR + 5*MINUTE
@@ -1033,8 +1033,11 @@ QR =
       if captcha.time > cutoff
         break
     $.set 'captchas', captchas
-    $('#cl', QR.qr).textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas'
+    captchaLength captchas
     captcha
+  captchaLength: (captchas) ->
+    captchas or= $.get 'captchas', []
+    $('#cl', QR.qr).textContent = captchas.length + ' captchas'
   change: (e) ->
     if @files[0].size > QR.MAX_FILE_SIZE
       alert 'Error: File too large.'
@@ -1075,7 +1078,7 @@ QR =
       <div><input placeholder=Subject name=sub class=inputtext><button>Submit</button><label>auto<input id=auto type=checkbox></label></div>
       <div><textarea placeholder=Comment name=com class=inputtext></textarea></div>
       <div><img src=http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/image?c=#{QR.captcha.challenge}></div>
-      <div><input placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field class=inputtext><span id=cl>#{$.get('captchas', []).length} captchas</span></div>
+      <div><input placeholder=Verification autocomplete=off id=recaptcha_response_field class=inputtext><span id=cl></span></div>
       <div>#{QR.file}</div>
     </form>
     <div id=files></div>
@@ -1088,6 +1091,7 @@ QR =
     $('[name=email]', qr).value = if m = c.match(/4chan_email=([^;]+)/) then decodeURIComponent m[1] else ''
     $('[name=pwd]', qr).value   = if m = c.match(/4chan_pass=([^;]+)/)  then decodeURIComponent m[1] else $('input[name=pwd]').value
     $('textarea', qr).value = text
+    QR.captchaLength()
     QR.cooldown() if conf['Cooldown']
     $.bind $('.close', qr), 'click', QR.close
     $.bind $('form', qr), 'submit', QR.submit