**Steps to replicate the issue** (include links if applicable):
* When not logged in, visit a Wikipedia article
* Edit source, insert a URL (eg [https://test.ca])
* Click //Publish changes//
**What happens?**:
* Edit does not get saved and user sees "Your edit includes new external links. To protect the wiki against automated spam, we kindly ask you to solve the following hCaptcha:"
* However, there is nothing to solve. No popup.
* Upon clicking //Publish changes// again, the hCaptcha appears.
**What should have happened instead?**:
* The hCaptcha popup should have appeared on the first click of //Publish changes//
**Other information** (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
* Desktop, Source editor. I confirmed on Firefox 143.0.3 Fedora. uBlockOrigin disabled. My screenshots below.
* A Temporary account holder confirmed on Firefox, Chrome and Edge ([[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse#c-~2025-31381-67-20251206113800-Commander_Keane-20251206021700 | Wikipedia Teahouse perm link]]).
First Publish attempt (note red text instructions above //Publish changes// button): {F70890963}
Second publish attempt: {F70890965}