diff --git a/public/s/js/f0ckm.js b/public/s/js/f0ckm.js
index 7653c9b..0dc1458 100644
--- a/public/s/js/f0ckm.js
+++ b/public/s/js/f0ckm.js
@@ -3674,6 +3674,13 @@ window.cancelAnimFrame = (function () {
         return false;
       }
 
+      // Navbar brand: always do a native full-page load, never AJAX.
+      // This gives a clean progressive thumbnail load-in every time,
+      // avoids AJAX history/cache complexity, and keeps GIF items unaffected.
+      if (anyLink.classList.contains('navbar-brand')) {
+        return; // Let the browser handle href="/" natively
+      }
+
       if (!isSpecialLink && (pathname === '/' || pathname.startsWith('/halls') || pathname.startsWith('/h/') || pathname.startsWith('/notifications') || pathname.startsWith('/tag') || pathname.startsWith('/user/') || pathname.match(/^\/(image|video|audio)/) || pathname.match(/\/p\/\d+/) || pathname.match(/^\/\d+/) || pathname.match(/^\/(about|rules|terms|upload|subscriptions|stats|docs|settings|admin|mod|ranking|messages|meme|memes)/) || pathname.startsWith('/abyss'))) {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopImmediatePropagation();
@@ -3684,12 +3691,6 @@ window.cancelAnimFrame = (function () {
           targetUrl = targetUrl.replace(/[?&]strict=1/, '').replace(/[?&]$/, '');
         }
 
-        // Already on this exact grid page — just scroll to top, no reload
-        if (targetUrl.split('#')[0] === window.location.href.split('#')[0] && !anyLink.hash && document.querySelector('.posts')) {
-          window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });
-          return false;
-        }
-
         const parts = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
         const isItemLink = !pathname.match(/\/p\//) && (
           pathname.match(/^\/\d+/) ||