diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index b2263f35b..ac1ac01af 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 	elif sort == "bottom":
 		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.score)
 	elif sort == "comments":
-		posts = sorted(posts.all(), key=lambda x: x.comment_count, reverse=True)
+		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc()).all()
 	elif sort == "random":
 		posts = posts.all()
 		posts = random.sample(posts, k=len(posts))
@@ -424,4 +424,4 @@ def all_comments(v):
 	idlist = idlist[:25]
 
 	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return {"data": [x.json for x in comments]}
-	else: return render_template("home_comments.html", v=v, sort=sort, t=t, page=page, comments=comments, standalone=True, next_exists=next_exists)
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+	else: return render_template("home_comments.html", v=v, sort=sort, t=t, page=page, comments=comments, standalone=True, next_exists=next_exists)