diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 9fa8d87eab..85a55ca6a5 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@
 
 {% if p and not (v and v.id==c.author_id) and (not v or v.highlightcomments) %}
 	<script>
-		window.addEventListener("load",function(event) {
-			comments = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("comment-counts")) || {}
-			lastCount = comments['{{p.id}}']
-			if (lastCount && {{c.created_utc*1000}} > lastCount.t) {
-				document.getElementById("reddot-{{c.id}}").innerHTML = '<i style="color:red !important" class="text-admin fas fa-circle" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="" data-bs-original-title="Unread"></i>'
-			}
-		});
+		comments = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("comment-counts")) || {}
+		lastCount = comments['{{p.id}}']
+		if (lastCount && {{c.created_utc*1000}} > lastCount.t) {
+			document.getElementById("reddot-{{c.id}}").innerHTML = '<i style="color:red !important" class="text-admin fas fa-circle" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="" data-bs-original-title="Unread"></i>'
+		}
 	</script>
 {% endif %}