diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 132bcc7c9..f31302669 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 				{% endif %}
 			</div>
 
-		{% if c.body and not (v and v.id == c.author_id) %}
+		{% if v and v.id != c.author_id and c.body %}
 			<div class="d-none card rounded border my-2 p-3" style="white-space:pre-wrap" id="markdown-{{c.id}}">{{c.body.strip()}}</div>
 		{% endif %}
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index ce2a9949b..6093d18a0 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-{% if p.body and not (v and v.id == p.author_id) %}
+{% if v and v.id != p.author_id and p.body %}
 	<textarea autocomplete="off" class="d-none card border my-2 p-3 comment-box form-control rounded" id="markdown-{{p.id}}" readonly>{{p.body.strip()}}</textarea> 
 {% endif %}