diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 0c43e8735..966222bde 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2479,6 +2479,7 @@
           return QR.response(this.response);
         },
         onerror: function() {
+          QR.cooldown.auto = false;
           QR.status();
           return QR.error($.el('a', {
             href: '//www.4chan.org/banned',
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index b7c6e8a8e..67bc142f0 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1925,6 +1925,7 @@ QR =
       onerror: ->
         # Connection error, or
         # CORS disabled error on www.4chan.org/banned
+        QR.cooldown.auto = false
         QR.status()
         QR.error $.el 'a',
           href: '//www.4chan.org/banned',