diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index 18800132b..3bc1d41f8 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -688,8 +688,10 @@ replyNav = ->
         window.location = "##{op}"
 
 
-#error out if there's no #navtopr.
-text = $('#navtopr a').nextSibling
+#graceful exit
+unless navtopr = $ '#navtopr a'
+    return
+text = navtopr.nextSibling
 a = tag('a')
 a.textContent = 'X'
 a.className = 'pointer'
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index fa0fee6e9..4d64358e5 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
-  var $, $$, BOARD, DAY, PAGENUM, REPLY, _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, _h, _i, _j, _k, _l, _m, _n, _o, _p, _q, _r, _s, _t, a, arr, as, autoWatch, b, board, callback, callbacks, clearHidden, close, config, cutoff, delform, down, el, expandComment, expandThread, favEmpty, favNormal, favicon, getTime, getValue, head, hiddenReplies, hiddenThreads, hide, hideReply, hideThread, html, i, i1, id, iframe, iframeLoad, iframeLoop, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, l, l1, lastChecked, magic, minimize, mousedown, mousemove, mouseup, move, n, nodeInserted, nop, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, options, optionsSave, parseResponse, position, quickReply, r, remove, replace, replyNav, report, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, stopPropagation, submit, tag, text, thread, threadF, threads, up, watch, watchX, watched, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, xhrs;
+  var $, $$, BOARD, DAY, PAGENUM, REPLY, _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, _h, _i, _j, _k, _l, _m, _n, _o, _p, _q, _r, _s, _t, a, arr, as, autoWatch, b, board, callback, callbacks, clearHidden, close, config, cutoff, delform, down, el, expandComment, expandThread, favEmpty, favNormal, favicon, getTime, getValue, head, hiddenReplies, hiddenThreads, hide, hideReply, hideThread, html, i, i1, id, iframe, iframeLoad, iframeLoop, img, inAfter, inBefore, input, inputs, l, l1, lastChecked, magic, minimize, mousedown, mousemove, mouseup, move, n, navtopr, nodeInserted, nop, now, omitted, onloadComment, onloadThread, options, optionsSave, parseResponse, position, quickReply, r, remove, replace, replyNav, report, show, showReply, showThread, slice, span, stopPropagation, submit, tag, text, thread, threadF, threads, up, watch, watchX, watched, watcher, watcherUpdate, x, xhrs;
   var __hasProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
   config = {
     'Thread Hiding': true,
@@ -754,7 +754,10 @@
       return (window.location = ("#" + (op)));
     }
   };
-  text = $('#navtopr a').nextSibling;
+  if (!(navtopr = $('#navtopr a'))) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  text = navtopr.nextSibling;
   a = tag('a');
   a.textContent = 'X';
   a.className = 'pointer';