diff --git a/boards/static/js/thread_update.js b/boards/static/js/thread_update.js
--- a/boards/static/js/thread_update.js
+++ b/boards/static/js/thread_update.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ var documentOriginalTitle = '';
 
 // Thread ID does not change, can be stored one time
 var threadId = $('div.thread').children(CLASS_POST).first().attr('id');
-var blinkColor = $('<div class="post-blink"></div>').css('background-color');
 
 /**
  * Get diff of the posts from the current thread timestamp.
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ function updatePost(postHtml) {
  * Initiate a blinking animation on a node to show it was updated.
  */
 function blink(node) {
-    node.effect('highlight', { color: blinkColor }, BLINK_SPEED);
+    node.fadeOut(BLINK_SPEED).fadeIn(BLINK_SPEED);
 }
 
 function isPageBottom() {