diff --git a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
index dcdbc58f1..69fab1879 100755
--- a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
@@ -108,9 +108,16 @@ function delete_commentModal(id) {
 
 		this.innerHTML='<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm mr-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>Deleting comment';	
 		this.disabled = true; 
-		post('/delete/comment/' + id)
+
+		var url = '/delete_comment/' + id
+		var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+		xhr.open("POST", url, true);
+		var form = new FormData()
+		form.append("formkey", formkey());
+		xhr.withCredentials=true;
 		xhr.onload = function() {location.reload(true);};
-	}
+		xhr.send(form);
+}
 
 };
 
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 422006292..087781d0c 100755
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 {% if v %}
 	{% include "award_modal.html" %}
-	<script src="/assets/js/comments_v.js?v=56"></script>
+	<script src="/assets/js/comments_v.js?v=57"></script>
 {% endif %}
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/clipboard@2.0.8/dist/clipboard.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 151bb886f..0d090bf31 100755
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	</script>
 
 	{% if v %}
-		<script src="/assets/js/comments_v.js?v=56"></script>
+		<script src="/assets/js/comments_v.js?v=57"></script>
 		{% include "award_modal.html" %}
 		{% include "emoji_modal.html" %}
 		{% include "gif_modal.html" %}