diff --git a/gulp/res/js/live.js b/gulp/res/js/live.js
index 460e0113..a86db09c 100644
--- a/gulp/res/js/live.js
+++ b/gulp/res/js/live.js
@@ -15,6 +15,74 @@ window.addEventListener('settingsReady', function(event) { //after domcontentloa
 	}
 
 	let lastPostId;
+	const anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('anchor');
+	if (anchors.length === 0) {
+		return; //url matches, but on a 404 page so dont bother with the rest
+	}
+
+	let liveEnabled = localStorage.getItem('live') == 'true';
+	let notificationsEnabled = localStorage.getItem('notifications') == 'true';
+	let scrollEnabled = localStorage.getItem('scroll') == 'true';
+
+	lastPostId = anchors[anchors.length - 1].id;
+	const thread = document.querySelector('.thread');
+	const newPost = (data) => {
+		console.log('got new post');
+		lastPostId = data.postId;
+		const postData = data;
+		//create a new post
+		const postHtml = post({ post: postData });
+		//add it to the end of the thread
+		thread.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', postHtml);
+		for (let j = 0; j < postData.quotes.length; j++) {
+			const quoteData = postData.quotes[j];
+			//add backlink to quoted posts
+			const quotedPost = document.getElementById(quoteData.postId).nextSibling;
+			let replies = quotedPost.querySelector('.replies');
+			if (!replies) {
+				const quotedPostData = quotedPost.querySelector('.post-data');
+				const newRepliesDiv = document.createElement('div');
+				newRepliesDiv.textContent = 'Replies: ';
+				['replies', 'mt-5', 'ml-5'].forEach(c => {
+					newRepliesDiv.classList.add(c);
+				});
+				quotedPostData.appendChild(newRepliesDiv);
+				replies = newRepliesDiv;
+			}
+			if (new RegExp(`>>${postData.postId}(\s|$)`).test(replies.innerText)) {
+				//reply link already exists (probably from a late catch up
+				continue;
+			}
+			const newReply = document.createElement('a');
+			const space = document.createTextNode(' ');
+			newReply.href = `${window.location.pathname}#${postData.postId}`;
+			newReply.textContent = `>>${postData.postId}`;
+			newReply.classList.add('quote');
+			replies.appendChild(newReply);
+			replies.appendChild(space);
+		}
+		const newPostAnchor = document.getElementById(postData.postId);
+		const newPost = newPostAnchor.nextSibling;
+		if (scrollEnabled) {
+			newPostAnchor.scrollIntoView(); //scroll to post if enabled;
+		}
+		if (notificationsEnabled) {
+			new Notification(document.title, {
+				body: postData.nomarkup ? postData.nomarkup.substring(0,100) : ''
+			});
+		}
+		const newPostEvent = new CustomEvent('addPost', {
+			detail: {
+				post: newPost,
+				postId: postData.postId,
+				json: postData
+			}
+		});
+		//dispatch the event so quote click handlers, image expand, etc can be added in separate scripts by listening to the event
+		window.dispatchEvent(newPostEvent);
+	}
+
+
 	const jsonPath = window.location.pathname.replace(/\.html$/, '.json');
 	const jsonCatchup = async () => {
 		console.log('catching up after reconnect');
@@ -39,70 +107,9 @@ window.addEventListener('settingsReady', function(event) { //after domcontentloa
 	}
 
 	const startLive = () => {
-		const anchors = document.getElementsByClassName('anchor');
-		if (anchors.length === 0) {
-			return; //url matches, but on a 404 page so dont bother with the rest
-		}
-		lastPostId = anchors[anchors.length - 1].id;
-		const newPost = (data) => {
-			console.log('got new post');
-			lastPostId = data.postId;
-			const postData = data;
-			//create a new post
-			const postHtml = post({ post: postData });
-			//add it to the end of the thread
-			thread.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', postHtml);
-			for (let j = 0; j < postData.quotes.length; j++) {
-				const quoteData = postData.quotes[j];
-				//add backlink to quoted posts
-				const quotedPost = document.getElementById(quoteData.postId).nextSibling;
-				let replies = quotedPost.querySelector('.replies');
-				if (!replies) {
-					const quotedPostData = quotedPost.querySelector('.post-data');
-					const newRepliesDiv = document.createElement('div');
-					newRepliesDiv.textContent = 'Replies: ';
-					['replies', 'mt-5', 'ml-5'].forEach(c => {
-						newRepliesDiv.classList.add(c);
-					});
-					quotedPostData.appendChild(newRepliesDiv);
-					replies = newRepliesDiv;
-				}
-				if (new RegExp(`>>${postData.postId}(\s|$)`).test(replies.innerText)) {
-					//reply link already exists (probably from a late catch up
-					continue;
-				}
-				const newReply = document.createElement('a');
-				const space = document.createTextNode(' ');
-				newReply.href = `${window.location.pathname}#${postData.postId}`;
-				newReply.textContent = `>>${postData.postId}`;
-				newReply.classList.add('quote');
-				replies.appendChild(newReply);
-				replies.appendChild(space);
-			}
-			const newPostAnchor = document.getElementById(postData.postId);
-			const newPost = newPostAnchor.nextSibling;
-			if (scrollEnabled) {
-				newPostAnchor.scrollIntoView(); //scroll to post if enabled;
-			}
-			if (notificationsEnabled) {
-				new Notification(document.title, {
-					body: postData.nomarkup ? postData.nomarkup.substring(0,100) : ''
-				});
-			}
-			const newPostEvent = new CustomEvent('addPost', {
-				detail: {
-					post: newPost,
-					postId: postData.postId,
-					json: postData
-				}
-			});
-			//dispatch the event so quote click handlers, image expand, etc can be added in separate scripts by listening to the event
-			window.dispatchEvent(newPostEvent);
-		}
 		const roomParts = window.location.pathname.replace(/\.html$/, '').split('/');
 		const room = `${roomParts[1]}-${roomParts[3]}`;
-		const thread = document.querySelector('.thread');
-		socket = io({ transports: ['websocket'] }); //no polling
+		socket = io({ transports: ['websocket', 'polling'] });
 		socket.on('connect', () => {
 			console.log('joined room', room);
 			updateLive('Connected for live posts', '#0de600');
@@ -130,10 +137,6 @@ window.addEventListener('settingsReady', function(event) { //after domcontentloa
 		socket.on('newPost', newPost);
 	}
 
-	let liveEnabled = localStorage.getItem('live') == 'true';
-	let notificationsEnabled = localStorage.getItem('notifications') == 'true';
-	let scrollEnabled = localStorage.getItem('scroll') == 'true';
-
 	const liveSetting = document.getElementById('live-setting');
 	const notificationSetting = document.getElementById('notification-setting');
 	const scrollSetting = document.getElementById('scroll-setting');