diff --git a/javascript/CommentsInterface.js b/javascript/CommentsInterface.js
index 4716223..81d089c 100755
--- a/javascript/CommentsInterface.js
+++ b/javascript/CommentsInterface.js
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 			form = $('#Form_CommentsForm'),
 			error = $('#Form_CommentsForm_error', form).hide()
 
-		// create the not comments message if it doesn't exist yet, but hide it (incase we need it)
-		if(!noCommentsYet.length){
-			noCommentsYet = $('<p class="no-comments-yet">No one has commented on this page yet.</p>').appendTo(commentsHolder).hide();
-		}
-
 
 		/**
 		 * Validate
diff --git a/templates/CommentsInterface.ss b/templates/CommentsInterface.ss
index 83dc4bd..6ca2b33 100755
--- a/templates/CommentsInterface.ss
+++ b/templates/CommentsInterface.ss
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
 						</p>
 					</div>
 				<% end_if %>
-			<% else %>
-				<p class="no-comments-yet"><% _t('NOCOMMENTSYET','No one has commented on this page yet.') %></p>
 			<% end_if %>
+
+			<p class="no-comments-yet"<% if $Comments.Count %> style='display: none' <% end_if %> ><% _t('NOCOMMENTSYET','No one has commented on this page yet.') %></p>
+
 		</div>
 		
 		<% if DeleteAllLink %>