diff --git a/frontend/app/components/ForgotPassword/ResetPasswordRequest.tsx b/frontend/app/components/ForgotPassword/ResetPasswordRequest.tsx
index e1309f12b..5c970457c 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/ForgotPassword/ResetPasswordRequest.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/ForgotPassword/ResetPasswordRequest.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function ResetPasswordRequest(props: Props) {
   };
 
   const handleSubmit = (token?: any) => {
-    if (token === null || token === undefined)  return;
+    if (CAPTCHA_ENABLED && recaptchaRef.current && (token === null || token === undefined))  return;
 
     setError(null);
     props