diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
index 97531f878..c6945fecc 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.v1.coffee
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ Captcha.v1 =
 
   clear: ->
     return unless @captchas.length
+    $.forceSync 'captchas'
     now = Date.now()
     for captcha, i in @captchas
       break if captcha.timeout > now