diff --git a/plugins/content_types/node_context/node_comment_form.inc b/plugins/content_types/node_context/node_comment_form.inc
index 5ed6514..b99cd21 100644
--- a/plugins/content_types/node_context/node_comment_form.inc
+++ b/plugins/content_types/node_context/node_comment_form.inc
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ function ctools_node_comment_form_content_type_render($subtype, $conf, $panel_ar
   if (empty($node)) {
     $block->content = t('Comment form here.');
   }
-  else {
-    if (user_access('post comments') && node_comment_mode($node->nid) == COMMENT_NODE_READ_WRITE) {
+  else if (node_comment_mode($node->nid) == COMMENT_NODE_READ_WRITE) {
+    if (user_access('post comments')) {
       ctools_include('form');
       $form_state = array(
         'ctools comment alter' => TRUE,