diff --git modules/disqus/disqus.module modules/disqus/disqus.module
index e4c9c70..15f16c4 100644
--- modules/disqus/disqus.module
+++ modules/disqus/disqus.module
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function disqus_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
       if (!$a3 && $a4) {
         // See if we're to display Disqus
         $types = variable_get('disqus_nodetypes', array());
-        if (!empty($types[$node->type]) && user_access('view disqus comments')) {
+        if (!empty($types[$node->type]) && user_access('view disqus comments')  && empty($node->comment)) {
           // Check which Disqus domain to use
           $domain = variable_get('disqus_domain', '');
           if (!empty($domain)) {