diff --git a/contrib/static/overchan.js b/contrib/static/overchan.js
index 05ba867..6981f3d 100644
--- a/contrib/static/overchan.js
+++ b/contrib/static/overchan.js
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ var reloadThreadJSON = function(ourPost) {
           if(!e) {
             e = document.createElement("div");
             e.innerHTML = posts[idx].PostMarkup;
-            rootelem.appendChild(e);
+            rootelem.appendChild(e.childNodes[0]);
+            e.remove();
             if(ourPost && posts[idx].Message_id == ourPost) {
               // focus on our post
               window.location.hash = id;