diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index 818df6e0c..38238e095 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Submission(Base, Stndrd, Age_times, Scores, Fuzzing):
 
 		return f"/post/{self.id}/{output}"
 
-	def rendered_page(self, sort=None, comment=None, read=None, comment_info=None, v=None):
+	def rendered_page(self, read=None, sort=None, comment=None, comment_info=None, v=None):
 
 		# check for banned
 		if v and (v.admin_level >= 3 or self.author_id == v.id):
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 133f7f93c..f317c75c5 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ 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)]
 
-		read = session["read_comments"]
-		read_comments = [x.id for x in post.preloaded_comments]
-		if session.get("read_comments"): session["read_comments"] += read_comments
-		else: session["read_comments"] = 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
+	else: session["read_comments"] = read_comments
+	print(session.get("read_comments"))
 
 	post.views += 1
 	g.db.add(post)
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 		if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return {"error":"Must be 18+ to view"}, 451
 		else: return render_template("errors/nsfw.html", v=v)
 
-	
 	post.tree_comments()
-
 	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return post.json
-	else: return post.rendered_page(v=v, read=None, sort=sort)
+	else: return post.rendered_page(v=v, read=read, sort=sort)
 
 
 @app.post("/edit_post/<pid>")
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index f4b0c5f29..348f18cd2 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	
 	<div class="comment-body">
 
-		<div id="{% if comment_info and comment_info.id == c.id %}context{%else%}comment-{{c.id}}-only{% endif %}" class="{% if comment_info and comment_info.id == c.id %}context{%endif%}{% if c.is_banned %} banned{% endif %}{% if c.deleted_utc	%} deleted{% endif %}" {% if read and c.id not in read %}style="background-color: rgba(179,229,255,0.5)"{% endif %}>
+		<div id="{% if comment_info and comment_info.id == c.id %}context{%else%}comment-{{c.id}}-only{% endif %}" class="{% if comment_info and comment_info.id == c.id %}context{%endif%}{% if c.is_banned %} banned{% endif %}{% if c.deleted_utc %} deleted{% endif %}" {% if read %}style="background-color: rgba(179,229,255,0.5)"{% endif %}>
 
 			<div class="user-info">
 				<span class="comment-collapse d-md-none" onclick="collapse_comment('{{c.id}}')"></span>