diff --git a/ext/comment/theme.php b/ext/comment/theme.php
index e4b63f04..acdabed2 100644
--- a/ext/comment/theme.php
+++ b/ext/comment/theme.php
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ class CommentListTheme extends Themelet {
 			$anoncode2 = "";
 			if($this->show_anon_id) {
 				$anoncode = '<sup>'.$this->anon_id.'</sup>';
-			}
-			if($user->can("view_ip")) {
-				#$style = " style='color: ".$this->get_anon_colour($comment->poster_ip).";'";
-				if(!array_key_exists($comment->poster_ip, $this->anon_map)) {
-					$this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip] = $this->anon_id;
-				}
-				if($this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip] != $this->anon_id) {
-					$anoncode2 = '<sup>('.$this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip].')</sup>';
+				if($user->can("view_ip")) {
+					#$style = " style='color: ".$this->get_anon_colour($comment->poster_ip).";'";
+					if(!array_key_exists($comment->poster_ip, $this->anon_map)) {
+						$this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip] = $this->anon_id;
+					}
+					if($this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip] != $this->anon_id) {
+						$anoncode2 = '<sup>('.$this->anon_map[$comment->poster_ip].')</sup>';
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			$h_userlink = "<span class='username'$style>" . $h_name . $anoncode . $anoncode2 . "</span>";