diff --git a/assets/js/watch.js b/assets/js/watch.js
index 9b843920..c9cac43b 100644
--- a/assets/js/watch.js
+++ b/assets/js/watch.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function get_reddit_comments(timeouts = 0) {
                 comments.children[0].children[0].children[0].onclick = toggle_comments;
                 comments.children[0].children[1].children[0].onclick = swap_comments;
             } else {
-                if (video_data.preferences.comments[1] === 'youtube') {
+                if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'youtube') {
                     get_youtube_comments(timeouts + 1);
                 } else {
                     comments.innerHTML = fallback;
@@ -278,35 +278,31 @@ function get_youtube_comments(timeouts = 0) {
     xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
         if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
             if (xhr.status == 200) {
-                if (xhr.response.commentCount > 0) {
-                    comments.innerHTML = ' \
-                    <div> \
-                        <h3> \
-                            <a href="javascript:void(0)">[ - ]</a> \
-                            {commentsText}  \
-                        </h3> \
-                        <b> \
-                            <a href="javascript:void(0)" data-comments="reddit"> \
-                                {redditComments} \
-                            </a> \
-                        </b> \
-                    </div> \
-                    <div>{contentHtml}</div> \
-                    <hr>'.supplant({
-                        contentHtml: xhr.response.contentHtml,
-                        redditComments: video_data.reddit_comments_text,
-                        commentsText: video_data.comments_text.supplant(
-                            { commentCount: number_with_separator(xhr.response.commentCount) }
-                        )
-                    });
+                comments.innerHTML = ' \
+                <div> \
+                    <h3> \
+                        <a href="javascript:void(0)">[ - ]</a> \
+                        {commentsText}  \
+                    </h3> \
+                    <b> \
+                        <a href="javascript:void(0)" data-comments="reddit"> \
+                            {redditComments} \
+                        </a> \
+                    </b> \
+                </div> \
+                <div>{contentHtml}</div> \
+                <hr>'.supplant({
+                    contentHtml: xhr.response.contentHtml,
+                    redditComments: video_data.reddit_comments_text,
+                    commentsText: video_data.comments_text.supplant(
+                        { commentCount: number_with_separator(xhr.response.commentCount) }
+                    )
+                });
 
-                    comments.children[0].children[0].children[0].onclick = toggle_comments;
-                    comments.children[0].children[1].children[0].onclick = swap_comments;
-                } else {
-                    comments.innerHTML = '';
-                }
+                comments.children[0].children[0].children[0].onclick = toggle_comments;
+                comments.children[0].children[1].children[0].onclick = swap_comments;
             } else {
-                if (video_data.preferences[1] === 'youtube') {
+                if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'youtube') {
                     get_youtube_comments(timeouts + 1);
                 } else {
                     comments.innerHTML = '';
@@ -409,13 +405,13 @@ if (video_data.plid) {
     get_playlist(video_data.plid);
 }
 
-if (video_data.preferences.comments[0] === 'youtube') {
+if (video_data.params.comments[0] === 'youtube') {
     get_youtube_comments();
-} else if (video_data.preferences.comments[0] === 'reddit') {
+} else if (video_data.params.comments[0] === 'reddit') {
     get_reddit_comments();
-} else if (video_data.preferences.comments[1] === 'youtube') {
+} else if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'youtube') {
     get_youtube_comments();
-} else if (video_data.preferences.comments[1] === 'reddit') {
+} else if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'reddit') {
     get_reddit_comments();
 } else {
     comments = document.getElementById('comments');
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos.cr b/src/invidious/videos.cr
index f5958017..8c059504 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ struct VideoPreferences
   json_mapping({
     annotations:        Bool,
     autoplay:           Bool,
+    comments:           Array(String),
     continue:           Bool,
     continue_autoplay:  Bool,
     controls:           Bool,
@@ -1228,6 +1229,7 @@ end
 def process_video_params(query, preferences)
   annotations = query["iv_load_policy"]?.try &.to_i?
   autoplay = query["autoplay"]?.try &.to_i?
+  comments = query["comments"]?.try &.split(",").map { |a| a.downcase }
   continue = query["continue"]?.try &.to_i?
   continue_autoplay = query["continue_autoplay"]?.try &.to_i?
   listen = query["listen"]? && (query["listen"] == "true" || query["listen"] == "1").to_unsafe
@@ -1244,6 +1246,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
     # region ||= preferences.region
     annotations ||= preferences.annotations.to_unsafe
     autoplay ||= preferences.autoplay.to_unsafe
+    comments ||= preferences.comments
     continue ||= preferences.continue.to_unsafe
     continue_autoplay ||= preferences.continue_autoplay.to_unsafe
     listen ||= preferences.listen.to_unsafe
@@ -1258,6 +1261,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
 
   annotations ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.annotations.to_unsafe
   autoplay ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.autoplay.to_unsafe
+  comments ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.comments
   continue ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue.to_unsafe
   continue_autoplay ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue_autoplay.to_unsafe
   listen ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.listen.to_unsafe
@@ -1306,6 +1310,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
   params = VideoPreferences.new(
     annotations: annotations,
     autoplay: autoplay,
+    comments: comments,
     continue: continue,
     continue_autoplay: continue_autoplay,
     controls: controls,