diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 60ac768c1..87fc2410d 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -1469,10 +1469,12 @@ class FormsController(RedditController):
             start_over = True
 
         if start_over:
+            can_subscribe = not c.user.has_gold_subscription
             return BoringPage(_("reddit gold"),
                               show_sidebar=False,
                               content=Gold(goldtype, period, months, signed,
-                                           recipient, recipient_name)).render()
+                                           recipient, recipient_name,
+                                           can_subscribe=can_subscribe)).render()
         else:
             payment_blob = dict(goldtype=goldtype,
                                 account_id=c.user._id,
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 52dcd9689..207d892bc 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ class GoldThanks(Templated):
 
 class Gold(Templated):
     def __init__(self, goldtype, period, months, signed,
-                 recipient, recipient_name):
+                 recipient, recipient_name, can_subscribe=True):
 
         if c.user.employee:
             user_creddits = 50
@@ -2139,7 +2139,8 @@ class Gold(Templated):
                            recipient_name = recipient_name,
                            user_creddits = user_creddits,
                            bad_recipient =
-                           bool(recipient_name and not recipient))
+                           bool(recipient_name and not recipient),
+                           can_subscribe=can_subscribe)
 
 
 class GoldPayment(Templated):
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/gold.html b/r2/r2/templates/gold.html
index 8c1d3adcd..a5ddf4c69 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/gold.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/gold.html
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
 
   <form class="content">
     <%utils:round_field title="">
+    %if thing.can_subscribe:
     ${radio_type("goldtype", "autorenew", _("Buy for yourself, as an ongoing subscription"),
       "", thing.goldtype == "autorenew")}<br/>
+    %endif
     ${radio_type("goldtype", "onetime", _("Buy for yourself, as a one-time purchase"),
       "", thing.goldtype == "onetime")}<br/>
     ${radio_type("goldtype", "gift", _("Give reddit gold to someone else"),