diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index b08e451509..0b1f9227b3 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@
 	}
 
 	function openMenu(theID) {
-		document.getElementById(theID).style.display = "block"
+		var el = document.getElementById(theID)
+		if (el) {
+			el.style.display = "block";
+		}
 	}
 
 	function closeMenu(theID) {
-		document.getElementById(theID).style.display = "none"
+		var el = document.getElementById(theID)
+		if (el) {
+			el.style.display = "none";
+		}
 	}
 
 	function decodeHtml(html) {
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/theme.php b/view/theme/duepuntozero/theme.php
index d4c11f22a2..2ddfc29884 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/theme.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode, id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
index d3b090d537..9c5c1823d1 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode,id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js b/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
index 04e391ed6c..477bd44c03 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode,id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
index 4f7329b1be..a4a9758803 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
+++ b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode, id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/js/quattro.js b/view/theme/quattro/js/quattro.js
index c44e6d0740..9ef66e220e 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/js/quattro.js
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/js/quattro.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode, id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php b/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
index fcc4f99252..0dbbd47cc3 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/theme.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode, id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index 96aae57111..4e7190dbfb 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function insertFormatting(BBcode, id) {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
-		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val(tmpStr);
 	}
 
 	textarea = document.getElementById("comment-edit-text-" +id);