diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 0432b0291..b1e9ae3b5 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 
 		post.preloaded_comments = [x for x in comments if not (x.author and x.author.shadowbanned) or (v and v.id == x.author_id)]
 
+	if v and v.id == 1: print session.get("read_comments")
 	read = session.get("read_comments")
 	read_comments = [x.id for x in post.preloaded_comments]
-	if session.get("read_comments"): session["read_comments"] += read_comments
+	if read: session["read_comments"] += read_comments
 	else: session["read_comments"] = read_comments
 
 	post.views += 1