diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 9e2680ae7..4bff284f1 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3087,10 +3087,12 @@
           container = $.el('span', {
             className: 'container'
           });
+          $.add(container, [$.tn(' '), link]);
           root = $('.reportbutton', el) || $('span[id]', el);
           $.after(root, container);
+        } else {
+          $.add(container, [$.tn(' '), link]);
         }
-        $.add(container, [$.tn(' '), link]);
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index f42c16664..064c05449 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2509,9 +2509,11 @@ quoteBacklink =
         $.on link, 'click', quoteInline.toggle
       unless (container = $ '.container', el) and container.parentNode is el
         container = $.el 'span', className: 'container'
+        $.add container, [$.tn(' '), link]
         root = $('.reportbutton', el) or $('span[id]', el)
         $.after root, container
-      $.add container, [$.tn(' '), link]
+      else
+        $.add container, [$.tn(' '), link]
     return
 
 quoteInline =