diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 219d289bd..5f15bbd2e 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1264,8 +1264,9 @@
         $('iframe[name=iframe]').src = 'about:blank';
         data = e.data;
         if (data) {
+          data = JSON.parse(data);
+          $.extend($('#error', qr.el), data);
           $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', qr.el).value = '';
-          $.extend($('#error', qr.el), JSON.parse(data));
           qr.autohide.unset();
           if (data.textContent === 'You seem to have mistyped the verification.') {
             qr.auto();
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index f09f2e951..f0aca2440 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -987,8 +987,9 @@ qr =
 
       {data} = e
       if data # error message
+        data = JSON.parse data
+        $.extend $('#error', qr.el), data
         $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', qr.el).value = ''
-        $.extend $('#error', qr.el), JSON.parse data
         qr.autohide.unset()
         if data.textContent is 'You seem to have mistyped the verification.'
           qr.auto()