diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 420d840a6..452b8d940 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ VERSION = "0.0.1"
 PAGE_LENGTH = env("PAGE_LENGTH", 15)
 DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = env("DEFAULT_LANGUAGE", "English")
 
-JS_CACHE = "19447742"
+JS_CACHE = "e5832a26"
 
 # email
 EMAIL_BACKEND = env("EMAIL_BACKEND", "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend")
diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
index a6eaf0341..b3e345b19 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/js/status_cache.js
@@ -64,9 +64,21 @@ let StatusCache = new class {
      * @return {undefined}
      */
     submitStatus(event) {
-        event.preventDefault();
         const form = event.currentTarget;
-        const trigger = event.submitter;
+        let trigger = event.submitter;
+
+        // Safari doesn't understand "submitter"
+        if (!trigger) {
+            trigger = event.currentTarget.querySelector("button[type=submit]");
+        }
+
+        // This allows the form to submit in the old fashioned way if there's a problem
+
+        if (!trigger || !form) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        event.preventDefault();
 
         BookWyrm.addRemoveClass(form, 'is-processing', true);
         trigger.setAttribute('disabled', null);