diff --git a/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
index bbd20657f..2c0ea4b7b 100644
--- a/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/Captcha.cache.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Captcha.cache =
 
   needed: ->
     not (
-      /\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) or @captchas.length or QR.req
+      (/\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) and QR.posts[0].thread isnt 'new') or @captchas.length or QR.req
     ) and (
       QR.posts.length > 1 or Conf['Auto-load captcha'] or QR.posts[0].com or QR.posts[0].file
     )
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index 0fc048fc9..4167ef9a1 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ 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 !err
+    if QR.captcha.isEnabled and !(/\b_ct=/.test(d.cookie) and threadID) and !err
       captcha = QR.captcha.getOne(!!threadID)
       unless captcha
         err = 'No valid captcha.'