diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 8ed9155e4..8d92b64c1 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1667,8 +1667,7 @@
       ta = $('textarea', qr.el);
       ta.value = ta.value.slice(0, ta.selectionStart) + text + ta.value.slice(ta.selectionEnd, ta.value.length);
       ta.focus();
-      ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart + text.length;
-      return window.getSelection().collapseToEnd();
+      return ta.selectionStart = ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart + text.length;
     },
     refresh: function() {
       var m, newFile, oldFile, _ref;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index e1644c1bf..afe6120dd 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1305,8 +1305,7 @@ qr =
     ta.value = ta.value.slice(0, ta.selectionStart) + text + ta.value.slice(ta.selectionEnd, ta.value.length)
     ta.focus()
     #move the caret to the end of the new quote
-    ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart + text.length
-    window.getSelection().collapseToEnd()
+    ta.selectionStart = ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart + text.length
 
   refresh: ->
     $('[name=sub]', qr.el).value = ''