diff --git a/code/dataobjects/Comment.php b/code/dataobjects/Comment.php
index a1cd476..0641d38 100755
--- a/code/dataobjects/Comment.php
+++ b/code/dataobjects/Comment.php
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class Comment extends DataObject {
 			if($comments) {
 				while($pageComment = $comments->nextRecord()) {
 					// create a new comment from the older page comment
-					$comment = new Comment($pageComment);
+					$comment = new Comment();
+					$comment->update($pageComment);
 					
 					// set the variables which have changed
 					$comment->BaseClass = 'SiteTree';
@@ -244,4 +245,4 @@ class Comment extends DataObject {
 			$this->Parent()->Title
 		);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}