diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index b5c7ed548..155db3dff 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -530,16 +530,16 @@
     init: function() {
       var filter, filters, key, m, regx, _i, _len;
       HTMLBlockquoteElement.prototype.toString = function() {
-        return ($.el('span', {
+        return ($.el('a', {
           innerHTML: this.innerHTML.replace(/<br>/g, '\n')
         })).textContent;
       };
       filters = {};
       for (key in config.filter) {
-        filters[key] = [];
         if (!(m = conf[key].match(/(.+)/g))) {
           continue;
         }
+        filters[key] = [];
         for (_i = 0, _len = m.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           filter = m[_i];
           try {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 3af106d67..57fd1d2c3 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ $$ = (selector, root=d.body) ->
 filter =
   init: ->
     HTMLBlockquoteElement.prototype.toString = ->
-      return ($.el 'span', innerHTML: @innerHTML.replace /<br>/g, '\n').textContent
+      return ($.el 'a', innerHTML: @innerHTML.replace /<br>/g, '\n').textContent
 
     filters = {}
     for key of config.filter
-      filters[key] = []
       unless m = conf[key].match /(.+)/g
         continue
+      filters[key] = []
       for filter in m
         try if (regx = eval filter).constructor is RegExp
           filters[key].push regx