diff --git a/helpers/markdown.js b/helpers/markdown.js
index 76d7533b..e73558af 100644
--- a/helpers/markdown.js
+++ b/helpers/markdown.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = (board, thread, text) => {
 		const quote = lines[j].match(quoteRegex);
 		if (quote) {
 			const quotenum = quote[0].substring(2);
-			lines[j] = lines[j].replace(quote[0], `<a class='quote' href='/${board}/thread/${thread}/${quote}#${quote}'>&gt;&gt;${quotenum}</a>`);
+			lines[j] = lines[j].replace(quote[0], `<a class='quote' href='/${board}/thread/${thread}#${quotenum}'>&gt;&gt;${quotenum}</a>`);
 			continue;
 		}
 		//replace greentexts
diff --git a/models/frontend/board.js b/models/frontend/board.js
index 68ae46ce..be8a8226 100644
--- a/models/frontend/board.js
+++ b/models/frontend/board.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const Posts = require(__dirname+'/../../db-models/posts.js');
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
 	//get the recently bumped thread & preview posts
 	let threads;
+	let pages;
 	try {
-		threads = await Posts.getRecent(req.params.board, req.params.page);
+		threads = await Posts.getRecent(req.params.board, req.params.page || 1);
+		pages = Math.ceil((await Posts.getPages(req.params.board)) / 10);
 	} catch (err) {
 		return next(err);
 	}
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
 	//render the page
 	res.render('board', {
 		csrf: req.csrfToken(),
-		threads: threads || []
+		threads: threads || [],
+		pages: pages
 	});
 }