diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/opendiscussion.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/opendiscussion.pm
index 4517ff88b..4b91f5d83 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/opendiscussion.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/opendiscussion.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use IkiWiki 3.00;
 
 sub import {
 	hook(type => "getsetup", id => "opendiscussion", call => \&getsetup);
-	hook(type => "canedit", id => "opendiscussion", call => \&canedit);
+	hook(type => "canedit", id => "opendiscussion", call => \&canedit,
+		first => 1);
 }
 
 sub getsetup () {