diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 8bae90f06b..8100014e52 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@
 				{% endif %}
 			</div>
 
-		{% if v and v.id != c.author_id and c.body %}
-			<div autocomplete="off" class="markdown d-none card border my-2 p-3 comment-box form-control rounded" id="markdown-{{c.id}}" readonly>{{c.plainbody(v).strip()}}</div> 
+		{% if v and v.id != c.author_id and c.body and not (c.post and c.post.club and not v.paid_dues) %}
+			<div autocomplete="off" class="markdown d-none card border my-2 p-3 comment-box form-control rounded" id="markdown-{{c.id}}" readonly>{{c.body.strip()}}</div> 
 		{% endif %}