diff --git a/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php b/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
index 52de381..52e3068 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
+++ b/htdocs/application/controllers/main.php
@@ -619,6 +619,11 @@ class Main extends CI_Controller
 			}
 			$data = $this->pastes->getPaste(2, true, $this->uri->segment(3) == 'diff');
 			$data['reply_form'] = $this->_form_prep($data['lang_code'], 'Re: ' . $data['title'], $data['raw'], $data['pid']);
+			
+			if ($data['private'] == 1) 
+			{
+				$data['reply_form']['use_recaptcha'] = 0;
+			}
 			$this->load->view('view/view', $data);
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/htdocs/application/models/pastes.php b/htdocs/application/models/pastes.php
index 134f151..2a9f68f 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/models/pastes.php
+++ b/htdocs/application/models/pastes.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class Pastes extends CI_Model
 			$data['lang'] = $this->languages->code_to_description($row['lang']);
 			$data['paste'] = $this->process->syntax(htmlspecialchars_decode($row['raw']) , $row['lang']);
 			$data['created'] = $row['created'];
+			$data['private'] = $row['private'];
 			$data['expire'] = $row['expire'];
 			$data['toexpire'] = $row['toexpire'];
 			$data['url'] = $this->_get_url($row['pid']);