diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index b8abeda96..d547d9d5f 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@
       }
       qr = QR.qr;
       $('.error', qr).textContent = '';
-      if ((el = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr)).value) {
+      if (e && (el = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr)).value) {
         QR.captchaPush(el);
       }
       if (!(captcha = QR.captchaShift())) {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 1ba2f3ee7..9d0ec1563 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ QR =
       return
     {qr} = QR
     $('.error', qr).textContent = ''
-    if (el = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr)).value
+    if e and (el = $('#recaptcha_response_field', qr)).value
       QR.captchaPush el
     if not captcha = QR.captchaShift()
       alert 'You forgot to type in the verification.'