Navigating to the index (as opposed to the catalog) will only switch to a non-catalog index mode if Use 4chan X Catalog is enabled.

src/General/Index.coffee

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Index =
     $.on @searchInput, 'input', @onSearchInput
     $.on $('#index-search-clear', @navLinks), 'click', @clearSearch
     $.on $('#hidden-toggle a',    @navLinks), 'click', @cb.toggleHiddenThreads
+    $.on $('.returnlink a',       @navLinks), 'click', @cb.frontPage unless Conf['Use 4chan X Catalog']
     @selectSort.value = Conf[@selectSort.name]
     $.on @selectSort, 'change', $.cb.value
     $.on @selectSort, 'change', @cb.sort
@@ -234,6 +235,10 @@ Index =
       return if a.textContent is 'Catalog'
       e.preventDefault()
       Index.userPageNav +a.pathname.split('/')[2] or 1
+    frontPage: (e) ->
+      return if e.shiftKey or e.altKey or e.ctrlKey or e.metaKey or e.button isnt 0
+      e.preventDefault()
+      Index.userPageNav 1
 
   scrollToIndex: ->
     Header.scrollToIfNeeded Index.navLinks

src/Miscellaneous/CatalogLinks.coffee

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CatalogLinks =
       "/#{board}/catalog"
 
   index: (board=g.BOARD.ID) ->
-    if Conf['JSON Navigation']
+    if Conf['JSON Navigation'] and Conf['Use 4chan X Catalog']
       if g.BOARD.ID is board and g.VIEW is 'index' then '#index' else "/#{board}/\#index"
     else
       "/#{board}/"

src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee

@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ Keybinds =
         FappeTyme.cb.toggle.call {name: 'werk'}
       # Board Navigation
       when Conf['Front page']
-        window.location = CatalogLinks.index()
+        if Conf['JSON Navigation'] and !Conf['Use 4chan X Catalog'] and g.VIEW is 'index'
+          Index.userPageNav 1
+        else
+          window.location = CatalogLinks.index()
       when Conf['Open front page']
         $.open CatalogLinks.index()
       when Conf['Next page']