diff --git a/files/assets/js/submit.js b/files/assets/js/submit.js
index de7e5efaa..f2aa6ab24 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/submit.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/submit.js
@@ -113,10 +113,14 @@ function checkRepost(t) {
 		form.append("url", url);
 
 		xhr.onload=function(){
-			const permalink = xhr.response
-			console.log(permalink)
-			if (permalink) {
-				system.innerHTML = `<span class='text-danger'>This is a repost of <a href=${permalink}>${permalink}</a></span>`;
+			try {data = JSON.parse(xhr.response)}
+			catch(e) {console.log(e)}
+			
+			if (data && data["permalink"]) {
+				const permalink = data["permalink"]
+				if (permalink) {
+					system.innerHTML = `<span class='text-danger'>This is a repost of <a href=${permalink}>${permalink}</a></span>`;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		xhr.send(form)
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index b72d319a4..82ca9d5f6 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ def api_is_repost():
 		Submission.deleted_utc == 0,
 		Submission.is_banned == False
 	).first()
-	if repost: return repost.permalink
-	else: return ''
+	if repost: return {'permalink': repost.permalink}
+	else: return {'permalink': ''}
 
 @app.post("/submit")
 @app.post("/h/<sub>/submit")
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index fec53ebbd..0c53d1c96 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 
 		<script src="/assets/js/marked.js?v=250"></script>
 		<script src="/assets/js/formatting.js?v=240"></script>
-		<script src="/assets/js/submit.js?v=252"></script>
+		<script src="/assets/js/submit.js?v=253"></script>
 		{% include "emoji_modal.html" %}
 		{% include "gif_modal.html" %}