diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 9b318a25c..9cf45dfa5 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
       },
       Monitoring: {
         'Thread Updater': [true, 'Update threads'],
-        'IRC Updating': [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view'],
         'Unread Count': [true, 'Show unread post count in tab title'],
         'Post in Title': [true, 'Show the op\'s post in the tab title'],
         'Thread Stats': [true, 'Display reply and image count'],
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@
     updater: {
       checkbox: {
         'Verbose': [true, 'Show countdown timer, new post count'],
+        'IRC Updating': [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view'],
         'Auto Update': [true, 'Automatically fetch new posts']
       },
       'Interval': 30
@@ -1561,19 +1561,16 @@
   };
   updater = {
     init: function() {
-      var autoUpT, checked, dialog, html, input, interva, name, title, updNow, verbose, _i, _len, _ref;
-      updater.interval = conf['Interval'];
-      updater.ircUpd = conf['IRC Updating'];
-      updater.verbose = conf['Verbose'];
-      html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-" + updater.interval + "</span></div>";
-      conf = config.updater.checkbox;
-      for (name in conf) {
-        title = conf[name][1];
-        checked = conf[name] ? 'checked' : '';
+      var autoUpT, checkbox, checked, dialog, html, input, interva, name, title, updNow, verbose, _i, _len, _ref;
+      html = "<div class=move><span id=count></span> <span id=timer>-" + conf['Interval'] + "</span></div>";
+      checkbox = config.updater.checkbox;
+      for (name in checkbox) {
+        title = checkbox[name][1];
+        checked = checkbox[name] ? 'checked' : '';
         html += "<div><label title='" + title + "'>" + name + "<input name='" + name + "' type=checkbox " + checked + "></label></div>";
       }
       checked = conf['Auto Update'] ? 'checked' : '';
-      html += "      <div><label title='Controls whether *this* thread auotmatically updates or not'>Auto Update This<input name='Auto Update This' type=checkbox " + checked + "></label></div>      <div><label>Interval (s)<input name=Interval value=" + updater.interval + " type=text></label></div>      <div><input value='Update Now' type=button></div>";
+      html += "      <div><label title='Controls whether *this* thread auotmatically updates or not'>Auto Update This<input name='Auto Update This' type=checkbox " + checked + "></label></div>      <div><label>Interval (s)<input name=Interval value=" + conf['Interval'] + " type=text></label></div>      <div><input value='Update Now' type=button></div>";
       dialog = ui.dialog('updater', {
         bottom: '0',
         right: '0'
@@ -1600,7 +1597,7 @@
     },
     cb: {
       verbose: function() {
-        if (updater.verbose = this.checked) {
+        if (conf['Verbose'] = this.checked) {
           updater.count.textContent = '+0';
           return $.show(updater.timer);
         } else {
@@ -1619,10 +1616,10 @@
         }
       },
       interval: function() {
-        return updater.interval = this.value = this.value.match(/\d+/)[0];
+        return conf['Interval'] = this.value = this.value.match(/\d+/)[0];
       },
       update: function() {
-        var arr, body, br, id, input, replies, reply, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
+        var arr, body, br, id, input, length, replies, reply, _i, _len, _ref, _ref2;
         if (this.status === 404) {
           updater.timer.textContent = '';
           updater.count.textContent = 404;
@@ -1649,8 +1646,9 @@
         while ((reply = replies.pop()) && (reply.id > id)) {
           arr.push(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
         }
-        updater.timer.textContent = '-' + updater.interval;
-        if (updater.verbose) {
+        length = arr.length;
+        updater.timer.textContent = '-' + conf['Interval'];
+        if (conf['Verbose']) {
           updater.count.textContent = '+' + arr.length;
           if (arr.length === 0) {
             updater.count.className = '';
@@ -1661,7 +1659,7 @@
         while (reply = arr.pop()) {
           $.before(br, reply);
         }
-        if (updater.ircUpd) {
+        if (conf['IRC Updating'] && length) {
           return scrollTo(0, d.body.scrollHeight);
         }
       }
@@ -2133,7 +2131,6 @@
   };
   quotePreview = {
     init: function() {
-      quotePreview.hl = conf['Quote Highlighting'];
       return g.callbacks.push(function(root) {
         var quote, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = $$('a.quotelink, a.backlink', root);
@@ -2160,7 +2157,7 @@
       id = this.hash.slice(1);
       if (el = d.getElementById(id)) {
         qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
-        if (quotePreview.hl) {
+        if (conf['Quote Highlighting']) {
           $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
         }
         if (/backlink/.test(this.className)) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index c916a675c..391b89cb0 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ config =
       'Reveal Spoilers':    [false, 'Replace spoiler thumbnails by the original thumbnail']
     Monitoring:
       'Thread Updater':     [true,  'Update threads']
-      'IRC Updating':       [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view']
       'Unread Count':       [true,  'Show unread post count in tab title']
       'Post in Title':      [true,  'Show the op\'s post in the tab title']
       'Thread Stats':       [true,  'Display reply and image count']
@@ -73,8 +72,9 @@ config =
     update:          'u'
   updater:
     checkbox:
-      'Verbose':     [true, 'Show countdown timer, new post count']
-      'Auto Update': [true, 'Automatically fetch new posts']
+      'Verbose':      [true,  'Show countdown timer, new post count']
+      'IRC Updating': [false, 'Scroll updated posts into view']
+      'Auto Update':  [true,  'Automatically fetch new posts']
     'Interval': 30
 
 # flatten the config
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ updater =
       replies = $$ 'td[id]', body
       while (reply = replies.pop()) and (reply.id > id)
         arr.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode #table
+      length = arr.length
 
       updater.timer.textContent = '-' + conf['Interval']
       if conf['Verbose']
@@ -1356,7 +1357,7 @@ updater =
       #XXX add replies in correct order so backlinks resolve
       while reply = arr.pop()
         $.before br, reply
-      if conf['IRC Updating']
+      if conf['IRC Updating'] && length
         scrollTo 0, d.body.scrollHeight
 
   timeout: ->