diff --git a/app/helpers/recaptcha_helper.rb b/app/helpers/recaptcha_helper.rb
index 2e2a9a757..fb4cceb20 100644
--- a/app/helpers/recaptcha_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/recaptcha_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module RecaptchaHelper
 
-  def recaptchable?
-    @debate.new_record?
+  def recaptchable?(resource)
+    resource.new_record?
   end
   
   def recaptcha_keys?
diff --git a/app/views/debates/_form.html.erb b/app/views/debates/_form.html.erb
index cc4101c90..30585be00 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/_form.html.erb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <%= t("debates.form.accept_terms") %>
   <% end %>
 
-  <%= render 'shared/captcha' %>
+  <%= render 'shared/captcha', resource: @debate %>
 
   <div class="actions">
     <%= f.submit %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_captcha.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_captcha.html.erb
index 676cc0444..42ccb5936 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_captcha.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_captcha.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<% if recaptchable? and recaptcha_keys? %>
+<% if recaptchable?(resource) and recaptcha_keys? %>
   <%= recaptcha_tags ajax: true, hl: I18n.locale %>
 <% end %>
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