diff --git a/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.html b/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.html
index 49e1e59..72a6405 100644
--- a/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h6 class="modal-title">Prepare your story for readers</h6>
     [displayBy]="'hashtag'"
   ></tag-input>
   <hr />
-  <div class="form-check">
+  <div *ngIf="paidSectionEnabled" class="form-check">
     <input
       class="form-check-input"
       type="checkbox"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ <h6 class="modal-title">Prepare your story for readers</h6>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <hr />
+  <hr *ngIf="paidSectionEnabled" />
   <small
     ><strong>
       <ul>
diff --git a/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.ts
index 1b194b5..c70f4fe 100644
--- a/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shell/components/modals/post-publish-modal/post-publish-modal.component.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { PostService } from '@app/shared/services/post.service';
 import { Post } from '@app/shared/interfaces';
 import { WalletService, ICurrencyConversion, ICurrencyConversionResponse } from '@app/shared/services/wallet.service';
 
-let bodyHTML: string = '';
-let _bodyHTML: string = '';
+let bodyHTML = '';
+let _bodyHTML = '';
 
 const ridMapFunction = (j: number, el: any) => {
   const $el = $(el);
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ const getRidOfStackeditWrapper = (body: string) => {
 })
 export class PostPublishModalComponent {
   post: Post;
+  paidSectionEnabled: boolean;
   paidSectionCostInUSD: number;
   bchUsdRate: number;
-  showPaidSectionCostInUSD: boolean = false;
+  showPaidSectionCostInUSD = false;
   bodyHTML: string;
-  paidSectionLinebreakEnd: number = 0;
-  paidSectionLineBreakTouched: boolean = false;
+  paidSectionLinebreakEnd = 0;
+  paidSectionLineBreakTouched = false;
 
   constructor(
     public activeModal: NgbActiveModal,
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ export class PostPublishModalComponent {
     this.bodyHTML = getRidOfStackeditWrapper(this.bodyHTML);
     this.paidSectionLinebreakEnd = $(this.bodyHTML).length;
 
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.paidSectionEnabled = this.post.parentPostId ? false : true;
+    });
+
     if (!this.bchUsdRate) {
       this.walletService.getCurrencyData().subscribe((response: ICurrencyConversionResponse) => {
         this.bchUsdRate = Number(response.data.rates.USD);