diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index cfbfb820d..5f059d12a 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1243,8 +1243,11 @@
         return d.activeElement.blur();
       }
     },
-    error: function(err) {
-      $('.error', qr.el).textContent = err;
+    error: function(err, node) {
+      var el;
+      el = $('.error', qr.el);
+      el.textContent = err;
+      if (node) $.replace(el.firstChild, node);
       qr.open();
       if (d.hidden || d.oHidden || d.mozHidden || d.webkitHidden) {
         return alert(err);
@@ -1611,15 +1614,20 @@
       return qr.message.send(post);
     },
     response: function(html) {
-      var b, persona, reply, sage;
+      var b, err, node, persona, reply, sage;
       qr.status();
-      b = $('td b', $.el('a', {
+      if (!(b = $('td b', $.el('a', {
         innerHTML: html
-      }));
-      if (b.childElementCount) {
-        qr.error(b.firstChild.data);
+      })))) {
+        err = 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.';
+      } else if (b.childElementCount) {
+        if (b.firstChild.tagName) node = b.firstChild;
+        err = b.firstChild.textContent;
         log(b);
         console.dir(b);
+      }
+      if (err) {
+        qr.error(err, node);
         return;
       }
       reply = qr.replies[0];
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 6b98cc130..4248ac280 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -900,8 +900,10 @@ qr =
       $.removeClass qr.el, 'autohide'
       d.activeElement.blur()
 
-  error: (err) ->
-    $('.error', qr.el).textContent = err
+  error: (err, node) ->
+    el = $('.error', qr.el)
+    el.textContent = err
+    $.replace el.firstChild, node if node
     qr.open()
     alert err if d.hidden or d.oHidden or d.mozHidden or d.webkitHidden
   cleanError: ->
@@ -1228,12 +1230,17 @@ qr =
 
   response: (html) ->
     qr.status()
-    b = $ 'td b', $.el('a', innerHTML: html)
-    if b.childElementCount # error!
-      qr.error b.firstChild.data
+    unless b = $ 'td b', $.el('a', innerHTML: html)
+      err = 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.'
+    else if b.childElementCount # error!
+      node = b.firstChild if b.firstChild.tagName # duplicate image link
+      err  = b.firstChild.textContent
       log b
       console.dir b
       # error handling
+
+    if err
+      qr.error err, node
       return
 
     reply = qr.replies[0]