diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 047bc2aae..e8ef1ce9c 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@
       $.on(a, 'click', options.dialog);
       $.replace(home, a);
       if (!$.get('firstrun')) {
-        options.dialog();
-        return $.set('firstrun', true);
+        $.set('firstrun', true);
+        return options.dialog();
       }
     },
     dialog: function() {
@@ -2741,11 +2741,11 @@
 
   unread = {
     init: function() {
-      unread.replies = [];
       d.title = '(0) ' + d.title;
       $.on(window, 'scroll', unread.scroll);
       return g.callbacks.push(unread.node);
     },
+    replies: [],
     node: function(root) {
       if (root.hidden || root.className) return;
       unread.replies.push(root);
@@ -3284,6 +3284,7 @@
         bottom: 0;\
         text-align: center;\
         background: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\
+        z-index: 1;\
       }\
       #overlay::after {\
         content: "";\
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 7fa1efe9f..e33f0f2b2 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 master
+- mayhem
+  fix options popping up everytime a page loads
 
 2.24.1
 - mayhem
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 5e4591701..5b91fb240 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ options =
     $.on a, 'click', options.dialog
     $.replace home, a
     unless $.get 'firstrun'
-      options.dialog()
       $.set 'firstrun', true
+      options.dialog()
 
   dialog: ->
     dialog = ui.dialog 'options', '', '
@@ -2134,11 +2134,12 @@ threadStats =
 
 unread =
   init: ->
-    unread.replies = []
     d.title = '(0) ' + d.title
     $.on window, 'scroll', unread.scroll
     g.callbacks.push unread.node
 
+  replies: []
+
   node: (root) ->
     return if root.hidden or root.className
     unread.replies.push root
@@ -2640,6 +2641,7 @@ Main =
         bottom: 0;
         text-align: center;
         background: rgba(0,0,0,.5);
+        z-index: 1;
       }
       #overlay::after {
         content: "";