diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index c33e9a5a9..8b629b8f2 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2737,12 +2737,16 @@
       var req, thumb;
       thumb = this.previousSibling;
       imgExpand.contract(thumb);
-      req = $.ajax(this.src, null, 'head');
-      return req.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
-        if (this.status !== 404) {
-          return setTimeout(imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb);
-        }
-      };
+      if (navigator.appName !== 'Opera') {
+        req = $.ajax(this.src, null, 'head');
+        return req.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
+          if (this.status !== 404) {
+            return setTimeout(imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb);
+          }
+        };
+      } else if (!g.dead) {
+        return setTimeout(imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb);
+      }
     },
     retry: function(thumb) {
       if (!thumb.hidden) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index fd975629e..bba83ab60 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2026,8 +2026,11 @@ imgExpand =
     thumb = @previousSibling
     imgExpand.contract thumb
     #navigator.online is not x-browser/os yet
-    req = $.ajax @src, null, 'head'
-    req.onreadystatechange = (e) -> setTimeout imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb if @status isnt 404
+    if navigator.appName isnt 'Opera'
+      req = $.ajax @src, null, 'head'
+      req.onreadystatechange = (e) -> setTimeout imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb if @status isnt 404
+    else unless g.dead
+      setTimeout imgExpand.retry, 10000, thumb
   retry: (thumb) ->
     imgExpand.expand thumb unless thumb.hidden