diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 94ef30a635..d7b95bacd9 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 		
 		if not (v and v.shadowbanned) and not (v and v.admin_level == 6):
 			shadowbanned = g.db.query(User.id).filter(User.shadowbanned == True).subquery()
-			comments = g.db.query(Comment).filter(Comment.author_id.notin_(shadowbanned))
+			comments = comments.filter(Comment.author_id.notin_(shadowbanned))
 
 		if v.admin_level >=4:
 			comments=comments.options(joinedload(Comment.oauth_app))