diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index 1a1562857..48ca1077e 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ QR =
     if g.BOARD.ID is 'r9k' and !post.com?.match(/[a-z-]/i)
       err or= 'Original comment required.'
 
-    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !(/\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) and threadID) and !err
+    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !(/\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) and threadID) and !(err and !force)
       captcha = QR.captcha.getOne(!!threadID) or Captcha.cache.request(!!threadID)
       unless captcha
         err = 'No valid captcha.'