diff --git a/lib/$.coffee b/lib/$.coffee
index 74b76e04c..40b283713 100644
--- a/lib/$.coffee
+++ b/lib/$.coffee
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $.DAY    = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
 $.id = (id) ->
   d.getElementById id
 $.ready = (fc) ->
-  if d.readyState in ['interactive', 'complete']
+  unless d.readyState is 'loading'
     $.queueTask fc
     return
   cb = ->
diff --git a/src/General/Header.coffee b/src/General/Header.coffee
index c57debf06..abb3468d8 100644
--- a/src/General/Header.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Header.coffee
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Header =
       return unless Main.isThisPageLegit()
       # Wait for #boardNavMobile instead of #boardNavDesktop,
       # it might be incomplete otherwise.
-      $.asap (-> $.id('boardNavMobile') or d.readyState in ['interactive', 'complete']), Header.setBoardList
+      $.asap (-> $.id('boardNavMobile') or d.readyState isnt 'loading'), Header.setBoardList
       $.prepend d.body, headerEl
 
     $.ready ->
diff --git a/src/General/Main.coffee b/src/General/Main.coffee
index 95333e029..915a6098e 100644
--- a/src/General/Main.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Main.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Main =
     $.on d, '4chanMainInit', Main.initStyle
     # <title> comes after the stylesheets on the index/thread pages, but before on the catalog.
     # <link favicon> comes after the stylesheets on the catalog, but before on the index/thread pages.
-    $.asap (-> d.head and $('title', d.head) and $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) or d.readyState in ['interactive', 'complete']),
+    $.asap (-> d.head and $('title', d.head) and $('link[rel="shortcut icon"]', d.head) or d.readyState isnt 'loading'
       Main.initStyle
 
   initFeatures: (items) ->