diff --git a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
index 39fc9fce9..fabe6782b 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Unread =
     count = Unread.posts.length
 
     if Conf['Unread Count']
-      d.title = "#{if count or !Conf['Hide Unread Count at (0)'] then "(#{count}) " else ''}#{if g.DEAD then "/#{g.BOARD}/ - 404" else "#{Unread.title}"}"
+      d.title = "#{if count or !Conf['Hide Unread Count at (0)'] then "(#{count}) " else ''}#{if g.DEAD then Unread.title.replace '-', '- 404 -' else Unread.title}"
       <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
       # XXX Chrome bug where it doesn't always update the tab title.
       # crbug.com/124381