diff --git a/contrib/js/livechan.js b/contrib/js/livechan.js
index d944cb1..1e9912b 100644
--- a/contrib/js/livechan.js
+++ b/contrib/js/livechan.js
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ function Chat(domElem, channel, options) {
     // send captcha solution
     self.connection.send({Captcha: { ID: id, Solution: solution}});
   });
+  this.captcha.hide();
 }
 
 Chat.prototype.clear = function () {