diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 40b1dd7ab..7b0da2677 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
             # submission page, and hasn't updated their script
             return
 
+        if form.has_errors('captcha', errors.BAD_CAPTCHA):
+            return
+
         if (form.has_errors('sr',
                             errors.SUBREDDIT_NOEXIST,
                             errors.SUBREDDIT_NOTALLOWED,