diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/comment_subject/comment_subject.module b/sites/all/modules/contrib/comment_subject/comment_subject.module
--- comment_subject.module
+++ comment_subject.module
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     // comment subjects can not be longer than 64 characters
     $subject = truncate_utf8($subject, 64, TRUE, TRUE);
 
-    if (variable_get('comment_subject_field', 1) == 1) {
+    if (!isset($node)) $node = node_load($comment->nid); 
+    if (variable_get('comment_subject_field_' . $node->type, 1) == 1) {
       $form['subject']['#default_value'] = $subject;
     } else {
       // comment subject disabled in comment settings