diff --git a/app/helpers/article_helper.rb b/app/helpers/article_helper.rb
index ee390a7..4ec0477 100644
--- a/app/helpers/article_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/article_helper.rb
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@ module ArticleHelper
       ) :
       '') +
 
-      (article.parent && article.parent.forum? && controller.action_name == 'new' ?
-      hidden_field_tag('article[accept_comments]', 1) :
       content_tag(
         'div',
         check_box(:article, :accept_comments) +
         content_tag('label', (article.parent && article.parent.forum? ? _('This topic is opened for replies') : _('I want to receive comments about this article')), :for => 'article_accept_comments')
-      )) +
+      ) +
 
       content_tag(
         'div',
diff --git a/test/functional/cms_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/cms_controller_test.rb
index 501af9a..a7a41e6 100644
--- a/test/functional/cms_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/cms_controller_test.rb
@@ -1601,11 +1601,11 @@ class CmsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_no_tag :tag => 'input', :attributes => { :type => 'checkbox', :name => 'article[display_posts_in_current_language]', :checked => 'checked' }
   end
 
-  should 'not display accept comments option when creating forum post' do
+  should 'display accept comments option when creating forum post' do
     profile.articles << f = Forum.new(:name => 'Forum for test')
     get :new, :profile => profile.identifier, :type => 'TinyMceArticle', :parent_id => f.id
-    assert :tag => 'input', :attributes => {:name => 'article[accept_comments]', :value => 1, :type => 'hidden'}
-    assert_no_tag :tag => 'input', :attributes => {:name => 'article[accept_comments]', :value => 1, :type => 'checkbox'}
+    assert_no_tag :tag => 'input', :attributes => {:name => 'article[accept_comments]', :value => 1, :type => 'hidden'}
+    assert_tag :tag => 'input', :attributes => {:name => 'article[accept_comments]', :value => 1, :type => 'checkbox'}
   end
 
   should 'display accept comments option when creating an article that is not a forum post' do
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