diff --git a/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
index 03711e064..75efb74f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 
     <section id="profile-info"/>
 
-    <div id="composer" style="display:none;">
-        <iframe src="/posts/new" height=500 width=700 style="border:none;"></iframe>
-    </div>
-
     <section id="profile-controls">
         {{#if isOwnProfile}}
             <a href="#composer" id="composer-button" class="control small" rel="facebox">
@@ -57,6 +53,12 @@
             <a href="#" id="edit-mode-toggle" class="control small">
                 <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/edit@2x.png"}}' title="Edit Posts" rel="tooltip"/>
             </a>
+
+            <!-- only load up this iframe if the current user is on their own page.
+                 this should be ajax'ed in, regardless. -->
+            <div id="composer" style="display:none;">
+                <iframe src="/posts/new" height=500 width=700 style="border:none;"></iframe>
+            </div>
         {{/if}}
     </section>