diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 5df7d0c89..9c28ba84a 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
         $.add(el, err);
       }
       QR.open();
-      if (QR.captchaIsEnabled && /captcha|verification/i.test(el.textContent)) {
+      if (QR.captcha.isEnabled && /captcha|verification/i.test(el.textContent)) {
         $('[autocomplete]', QR.el).focus();
       }
       if (d.hidden || d.oHidden || d.mozHidden || d.webkitHidden) {
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@
         if (-1 !== d.cookie.indexOf('pass_enabled=')) {
           return;
         }
-        if (!(QR.captchaIsEnabled = !!$.id('captchaFormPart'))) {
+        if (!(this.isEnabled = !!$.id('captchaFormPart'))) {
           return;
         }
         if ($.id('recaptcha_challenge_field_holder')) {
@@ -2523,7 +2523,7 @@
       } else if (!(reply.com || reply.file)) {
         err = 'No file selected.';
       }
-      if (QR.captchaIsEnabled && !err) {
+      if (QR.captcha.isEnabled && !err) {
         captchas = $.get('captchas', []);
         while ((captcha = captchas[0]) && captcha.time < Date.now()) {
           captchas.shift();
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@
           if (/mistyped/i.test(err.textContent)) {
             err = 'Error: You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.';
           }
-          QR.cooldown.auto = QR.captchaIsEnabled ? !!$.get('captchas', []).length : true;
+          QR.cooldown.auto = QR.captcha.isEnabled ? !!$.get('captchas', []).length : err === 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.' ? true : false;
           QR.cooldown.set({
             delay: 2
           });
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 7e895ec15..af0fecb9a 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ QR =
       el.innerHTML = null
       $.add el, err
     QR.open()
-    if QR.captchaIsEnabled and /captcha|verification/i.test el.textContent
+    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and /captcha|verification/i.test el.textContent
       # Focus the captcha input on captcha error.
       $('[autocomplete]', QR.el).focus()
     alert el.textContent if d.hidden or d.oHidden or d.mozHidden or d.webkitHidden
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ QR =
   captcha:
     init: ->
       return if -1 isnt d.cookie.indexOf 'pass_enabled='
-      return unless QR.captchaIsEnabled = !!$.id 'captchaFormPart'
+      return unless @isEnabled = !!$.id 'captchaFormPart'
       if $.id 'recaptcha_challenge_field_holder'
         @ready()
       else
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ QR =
     else unless reply.com or reply.file
         err = 'No file selected.'
 
-    if QR.captchaIsEnabled and !err
+    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !err
       # get oldest valid captcha
       captchas = $.get 'captchas', []
       # remove old captchas
@@ -2080,10 +2080,14 @@ QR =
           err = 'Error: You seem to have mistyped the CAPTCHA.'
         # Enable auto-post if we have some cached captchas.
         QR.cooldown.auto =
-          if QR.captchaIsEnabled
+          if QR.captcha.isEnabled
             !!$.get('captchas', []).length
-          else
+          else if err is 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.'
             true
+          else
+            # Something must've gone terribly wrong if you get captcha errors without captchas.
+            # Don't auto-post indefinitely in that case.
+            false
         # Too many frequent mistyped captchas will auto-ban you!
         # On connection error, the post most likely didn't go through.
         QR.cooldown.set delay: 2