diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
index b26d57b23..27d5a3a6d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
@@ -582,14 +582,18 @@ sub postProcess {
 	$self->SUPER::postProcess;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
     my $self = shift;
-    if ($self->isNew && $self->getParent->getValue('useCaptcha')) {
-        my $captcha = $self->session->form->process("captcha","Captcha");
-        return [ 'invalid captcha' ];
-    }
-}
 
+    if ($self->isNew && $self->getParent->getValue('useCaptcha')) {
+        my $captchaOk = $self->session->form->process("captcha","Captcha");
+
+        return [ 'invalid captcha' ] unless $captchaOk;
+    }
+
+    return $self->SUPER::processPropertiesFromFormPost;
+}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub purge {