diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index b134d52a5..a39cc4917 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Query
+
 from files.helpers.wrappers import *
 from files.helpers.get import *
 from files.helpers.strings import sql_ilike_clean
 from files.__main__ import app, cache, limiter
 from files.classes.submission import Submission
-from files.helpers.contentsorting import apply_time_filter, sort_objects
+from files.helpers.comments import comment_filter_moderated
+from files.helpers.contentsorting import \
+	apply_time_filter, sort_objects, sort_comment_results
 
 defaulttimefilter = environ.get("DEFAULT_TIME_FILTER", "all").strip()
 
@@ -384,27 +388,31 @@ def random_user(v):
 @app.get("/comments")
 @auth_required
 def all_comments(v):
-	try: page = max(int(request.values.get("page", 1)), 1)
-	except: page = 1
-
-	sort=request.values.get("sort", "new")
-	t=request.values.get("t", defaulttimefilter)
-
-	try: gt=int(request.values.get("after", 0))
-	except: gt=0
-
-	try: lt=int(request.values.get("before", 0))
-	except: lt=0
-
-	idlist = get_comments_idlist(v=v, page=page, sort=sort, t=t, gt=gt, lt=lt)
-	comments = get_comments(idlist, v=v)
+	page = max(request.values.get("page", 1, int), 1)
+	sort = request.values.get("sort", "new")
+	time_filter = request.values.get("t", defaulttimefilter)
+	time_gt = request.values.get("after", 0, int)
+	time_lt = request.values.get("before", 0, int)
 
+	idlist = get_comments_idlist(v=v,
+		page=page, sort=sort, t=time_filter, gt=time_gt, lt=time_lt)
 	next_exists = len(idlist) > 25
-
 	idlist = idlist[:25]
 
-	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return {"data": [x.json for x in comments]}
-	return render_template("home_comments.html", v=v, sort=sort, t=t, page=page, comments=comments, standalone=True, next_exists=next_exists)
+	def comment_tree_filter(q: Query) -> Query:
+		q = q.filter(Comment.id.in_(idlist))
+		q = comment_filter_moderated(q, v)
+		q = q.options(selectinload(Comment.post)) # used for post titles
+		return q
+
+	comments, _ = get_comment_trees_eager(comment_tree_filter, sort=sort, v=v)
+	comments = sort_comment_results(comments, sort=sort)
+
+	if request.headers.get("Authorization"):
+		return {"data": [x.json for x in comments]}
+	return render_template("home_comments.html", v=v,
+		sort=sort, t=time_filter, page=page, next_exists=next_exists,
+		comments=comments, standalone=True)
 
 
 def get_comments_idlist(page=1, v=None, sort="new", t="all", gt=0, lt=0):
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 04287175c..1ddcbd545 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if c.parent_comment and c.parent_comment.sentto %}
+{% if not standalone and c.parent_comment and c.parent_comment.sentto %}
 	{% set isreply = True %}
 {% else %}
 	{% set isreply = False %}