diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 5e8437bf1..7d4a85d97 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2761,10 +2761,10 @@
       if (g.REPLY && (id = location.hash.slice(1)) && /\d/.test(id[0]) && !$.id(id)) {
         scrollTo(0, d.body.scrollHeight);
       }
-      if (conf['Auto Noko'] && form) {
+      if (conf['Auto Noko'] && canPost) {
         form.action += '?noko';
       }
-      if (conf['Cooldown'] && form) {
+      if (conf['Cooldown'] && canPost) {
         cooldown.init();
       }
       if (conf['Image Expansion']) {
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@
       if (conf['Reply Hiding']) {
         replyHiding.init();
       }
-      if (canPost && conf['Quick Reply']) {
+      if (conf['Quick Reply'] && canPost) {
         qr.init();
       }
       if (conf['Report Button']) {
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@
         if (conf['Image Preloading']) {
           imgPreloading.init();
         }
-        if (conf['Quick Reply'] && conf['Persistent QR'] && form) {
+        if (conf['Quick Reply'] && conf['Persistent QR'] && canPost) {
           qr.persist();
         }
         if (conf['Post in Title']) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index ebae9d5b2..279660a04 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2144,7 +2144,8 @@ main =
 
     $.addStyle main.css
 
-    if (form = $ 'form[name=post]') and canPost = !!$ '#recaptcha_response_field'
+    #recaptcha may be blocked, eg by noscript
+    if (form = $ 'form[name=post]') and (canPost = !!$ '#recaptcha_response_field')
       Recaptcha.init()
       $.bind form, 'submit', qr.submit
 
@@ -2156,10 +2157,10 @@ main =
     if g.REPLY and (id = location.hash[1..]) and /\d/.test(id[0]) and !$.id(id)
       scrollTo 0, d.body.scrollHeight
 
-    if conf['Auto Noko'] and form
+    if conf['Auto Noko'] and canPost
       form.action += '?noko'
 
-    if conf['Cooldown'] and form
+    if conf['Cooldown'] and canPost
       cooldown.init()
 
     if conf['Image Expansion']
@@ -2186,7 +2187,7 @@ main =
     if conf['Reply Hiding']
       replyHiding.init()
 
-    if canPost and conf['Quick Reply']
+    if conf['Quick Reply'] and canPost
       qr.init()
 
     if conf['Report Button']
@@ -2217,7 +2218,7 @@ main =
       if conf['Image Preloading']
         imgPreloading.init()
 
-      if conf['Quick Reply'] and conf['Persistent QR'] and form
+      if conf['Quick Reply'] and conf['Persistent QR'] and canPost
         qr.persist()
 
       if conf['Post in Title']