diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 2b232bce10..7c36f4bf69 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@
 	<span class="comment-collapse-desktop hidden d-md-block" {% if not c.unread %}style="border-left: 2px solid #{{c.author.namecolor}};"{% endif %} onclick="collapse_comment('{{c.id}}')"></span>
 
 	<div class="flex flex-col flex-shrink-0 items-center {{ 'mr-4' if not c.parent_comment_id or standalone else 'mr-3' }}">
-		<div class="relative avatar">
+		<div class="relative {{ 'santa' if c.author.patron else 'cap' }}">
 			{% if standalone or level==1 %}
-			<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="hidden md:block flex-shrink-0 w-14 h-14 mb-2 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover {{ 'santa' if c.author.patron else 'cap' }}" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
+			<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="hidden md:block flex-shrink-0 w-14 h-14 mb-2 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
 			{% else %}
-			<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="hidden md:block flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9 mb-2 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover {{ 'santa' if c.author.patron else 'cap' }}" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
+			<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="hidden md:block flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9 mb-2 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
 			{% endif %}
 		</div>
 		<button onclick="collapse_comment('{{c.id}}')" class="ml-4 mb-2 w-4 h-full border-l border-gray-400"></button>
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@
 				{% else %}
 				<div class="flex items-center space-x-2 md:-ml-2 mb-1 text-sm text-gray-500 leading-normal">
 
-				<div class="relative avatar md:hidden">
-					<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="w-9 h-9 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover {{ 'santa' if c.author.patron else 'cap' }}" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
+				<div class="relative md:hidden {{ 'santa' if c.author.patron else 'cap' }}">
+					<img loading="lazy" src="{{ c.author.profile_url }}" class="w-9 h-9 p-[3px] bg-white border border-gray-300 object-cover" alt="{{ c.author.username }} avatar"/>
 				</div>
 
 				<a class="text-sm font-bold" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-content-id="popover-{{c.id}}" tabindex="0" style="color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};">