diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index b2de42b15..9e0fc2da3 100755
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -10338,8 +10338,26 @@
   };
 
   Main = {
-    init: function(items) {
-      var db, flatten, _i, _len;
+    init: function() {
+      var db, flatten, pathname, _i, _len, _ref;
+      pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
+      g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
+      if ((_ref = g.BOARD.ID) === 'z' || _ref === 'fk') {
+        return;
+      }
+      g.VIEW = (function() {
+        switch (pathname[2]) {
+          case 'res':
+            return 'thread';
+          case 'catalog':
+            return 'catalog';
+          default:
+            return 'index';
+        }
+      })();
+      if (g.VIEW === 'thread') {
+        g.THREADID = +pathname[3];
+      }
       flatten = function(parent, obj) {
         var key, val;
         if (obj instanceof Array) {
@@ -10362,15 +10380,18 @@
       }
       Conf['selectedArchives'] = {};
       Conf['CachedTitles'] = [];
-      $.get(Conf, Main.initFeatures);
+      Conf['archives'] = Redirect.archives;
+      $.get(Conf, function(items) {
+        $.extend(Conf, items);
+        return Main.initFeatures();
+      });
       $.on(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
       return $.asap((function() {
         return d.head && $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) || d.readyState !== 'loading';
       }), Main.initStyle);
     },
-    initFeatures: function(items) {
+    initFeatures: function() {
       var init, pathname, _ref;
-      Conf = items;
       pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
       g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
       if ((_ref = g.BOARD.ID) === 'z' || _ref === 'fk') {
@@ -10543,9 +10564,7 @@
         }
         return;
       }
-      if (!$.hasClass(doc, 'fourchan-x')) {
-        Main.initStyle();
-      }
+      Main.initStyle();
       if (board = $('.board')) {
         threads = [];
         posts = [];
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index fc21d7fa3..9a24d2b99 100755
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -10323,8 +10323,26 @@
   };
 
   Main = {
-    init: function(items) {
-      var db, flatten, _i, _len;
+    init: function() {
+      var db, flatten, pathname, _i, _len, _ref;
+      pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
+      g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
+      if ((_ref = g.BOARD.ID) === 'z' || _ref === 'fk') {
+        return;
+      }
+      g.VIEW = (function() {
+        switch (pathname[2]) {
+          case 'res':
+            return 'thread';
+          case 'catalog':
+            return 'catalog';
+          default:
+            return 'index';
+        }
+      })();
+      if (g.VIEW === 'thread') {
+        g.THREADID = +pathname[3];
+      }
       flatten = function(parent, obj) {
         var key, val;
         if (obj instanceof Array) {
@@ -10347,15 +10365,27 @@
       }
       Conf['selectedArchives'] = {};
       Conf['CachedTitles'] = [];
-      $.get(Conf, Main.initFeatures);
+      Conf['archives'] = Redirect.archives;
+      $.get(Conf, function(items) {
+        $.extend(Conf, items);
+        if (!items) {
+          new Notification('error', $.el('span', {
+            innerHTML: "It seems like your 4chan X settings became corrupted due to a <a href=\"https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=261623\" target=_blank>Chrome bug</a>.<br>\nUnfortunately, you'll have to <a href=\"https://github.com/MayhemYDG/4chan-x/wiki/FAQ#known-problems\" target=_blank>fix it yourself</a>."
+          }));
+          Main.logError({
+            message: 'Chrome Storage API bug',
+            error: new Error(chrome.runtime.lastError.message || 'no lastError.message')
+          });
+        }
+        return Main.initFeatures();
+      });
       $.on(d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle);
       return $.asap((function() {
         return d.head && $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) || d.readyState !== 'loading';
       }), Main.initStyle);
     },
-    initFeatures: function(items) {
+    initFeatures: function() {
       var init, pathname, _ref;
-      Conf = items;
       pathname = location.pathname.split('/');
       g.BOARD = new Board(pathname[1]);
       if ((_ref = g.BOARD.ID) === 'z' || _ref === 'fk') {
@@ -10528,9 +10558,7 @@
         }
         return;
       }
-      if (!$.hasClass(doc, 'fourchan-x')) {
-        Main.initStyle();
-      }
+      Main.initStyle();
       if (board = $('.board')) {
         threads = [];
         posts = [];
diff --git a/src/General/Main.coffee b/src/General/Main.coffee
index f79be109b..996f17d97 100755
--- a/src/General/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Main.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 Main =
-  init: (items) ->
+  init: ->
+    pathname = location.pathname.split '/'
+    g.BOARD  = new Board pathname[1]
+    return if g.BOARD.ID in ['z', 'fk']
+    g.VIEW   =
+      switch pathname[2]
+        when 'res'
+          'thread'
+        when 'catalog'
+          'catalog'
+        else
+          'index'
+    if g.VIEW is 'thread'
+      g.THREADID = +pathname[3]
     # flatten Config into Conf
     # and get saved or default values
     flatten = (parent, obj) ->
@@ -16,15 +29,28 @@ Main =
       Conf[db] = boards: {}
     Conf['selectedArchives'] = {}
     Conf['CachedTitles']     = []
-    
-    $.get Conf, Main.initFeatures
+    Conf['archives'] = Redirect.archives
+    $.get Conf, (items) ->
+      $.extend Conf, items
+      <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
+      unless items
+        new Notification 'error', $.el 'span',
+          innerHTML: """
+          It seems like your <%= meta.name %> settings became corrupted due to a <a href="https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=261623" target=_blank>Chrome bug</a>.<br>
+          Unfortunately, you'll have to <a href="https://github.com/MayhemYDG/4chan-x/wiki/FAQ#known-problems" target=_blank>fix it yourself</a>.
+          """
+        # Track resolution of this bug.
+        Main.logError
+          message: 'Chrome Storage API bug'
+          error: new Error chrome.runtime.lastError.message or 'no lastError.message'
+      <% } %>
+      Main.initFeatures()
 
     $.on d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle
     $.asap (-> d.head and $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) or d.readyState isnt 'loading'),
       Main.initStyle
 
-  initFeatures: (items) ->
-    Conf = items
+  initFeatures: ->
 
     pathname = location.pathname.split '/'
     g.BOARD  = new Board pathname[1]
@@ -39,7 +65,6 @@ Main =
           'index'
     if g.VIEW is 'thread'
       g.THREADID = +pathname[3]
-
     switch location.hostname
       when 'api.4chan.org'
         return
@@ -180,9 +205,8 @@ Main =
         location.replace href or "/#{g.BOARD}/"
       return
 
-    unless $.hasClass doc, 'fourchan-x'
-      # Something might have gone wrong!
-      Main.initStyle()
+    # Something might have gone wrong!
+    Main.initStyle()
 
     if board = $ '.board'
       threads = []
diff --git a/src/General/html/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.html b/src/General/html/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755