diff --git a/files/classes/comment.py b/files/classes/comment.py
index 673e2765f8..a0a17bfc22 100644
--- a/files/classes/comment.py
+++ b/files/classes/comment.py
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ class Comment(Base, Age_times, Scores, Stndrd, Fuzzing):
 
 	@property
 	def replies(self):
-		#r = self.__dict__.get("replies", None)
-		#if not r and r != []: 
-		r = sorted([x for x in self.child_comments if not x.author.shadowbanned], key=lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)
+		r = self.__dict__.get("replies", None)
+		if not r and r != []:  r = sorted([x for x in self.child_comments if not x.author.shadowbanned], key=lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)
 		return r
 
 	@replies.setter