diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 2a5812600..e65315b8d 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1759,8 +1759,7 @@
         if ($.config('Quote Inline')) {
           $.bind(link, 'click', quoteInline.toggle);
         }
-        $.append(container = $('.container', el), $.tn(' '));
-        _results.push($.append(container, link));
+        _results.push($.append($('.container', el), $.tn(' '), link));
       }
       return _results;
     }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index ab735eb43..7b53c445d 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1412,8 +1412,7 @@ quoteBacklink =
         $.bind link, 'mouseout',  quotePreview.mouseout
       if $.config 'Quote Inline'
         $.bind link, 'click', quoteInline.toggle
-      $.append container = $('.container', el), $.tn(' ')
-      $.append container, link
+      $.append $('.container', el), $.tn(' '), link
 
 quoteInline =
   init: ->