diff --git a/controllers/Temp.js b/controllers/Temp.js
index 9d4894ce..c99e4e71 100644
--- a/controllers/Temp.js
+++ b/controllers/Temp.js
@@ -3526,16 +3526,12 @@ class TempController {
         })
     }
 
-    static #threadpostcommentreply = (userId, comment, userName, postId, commentId) => {
+    static #threadpostcommentreply = (userId, comment, postId, commentId) => {
         return new Promise(resolve => {
             if (typeof comment !== 'string') {
                 return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput(`comment must be a string. Provided type: ${typeof comment}`))
             }
         
-            if (typeof userName !== 'string') {
-                return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput(`userName must be a string. Provided type: ${typeof userName}`))
-            }
-        
             if (typeof postId !== 'string') {
                 return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput(`postId must be a string. Provided type: ${typeof postId}`))
             }
@@ -3561,38 +3557,34 @@ class TempController {
             //Find User
             User.findOne({_id: {$eq: userId}}).lean().then(result => {
                 if (result) {
-                    if (result.name == userName) {
-                        Thread.findOne({_id: {$eq: postId}}).lean().then(data => {
-                            if (data) {
-                                const comments = data.comments;
-
-                                const commentIndex = comments.findIndex(item => String(item.commentId) === commentId)
+                    Thread.findOne({_id: {$eq: postId}}).lean().then(data => {
+                        if (data) {
+                            const comments = data.comments;
 
-                                if (commentIndex === -1) {
-                                    return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput("Couldn't find comment"))
-                                }
+                            const commentIndex = comments.findIndex(item => String(item.commentId) === commentId)
 
-                                const objectId = new mongoose.Types.ObjectId()
-                                console.log(objectId)
-                                var commentForPost = {commentId: objectId, commenterId: userId, commentsText: comment, commentUpVotes: [], commentDownVotes: [], datePosted: Date.now()}
-                                Thread.findOneAndUpdate({_id: {$eq: postId}}, { $push: { [`comments.${sentIndex}.commentReplies`]: commentForPost } }).then(function(){
-                                    console.log("SUCCESS1")
-                                    return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.OK('Comment upload successful'))
-                                })
-                                .catch(err => {
-                                    console.error('An error occurred while pushing:', commentForPost, 'to:', `comments.${sentIndex}.commentReplies`, ' for thread with id:', postId, '. The error was:', err)
-                                    return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.serverError('An error occurred while adding comment. Please try again.'))
-                                });
-                            } else {
-                                return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.notFound('Could not find thread'))
+                            if (commentIndex === -1) {
+                                return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput("Couldn't find comment"))
                             }
-                        }).catch(error => {
-                            console.error('An error occurred while finding thread with id:', postId, '. The error was:', error)
-                            return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.serverError('An error occurred while finding thread. Please try again.'))
-                        })
-                    } else {
-                        return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.badInput('name in database does not match up with userName provided'))
-                    }
+
+                            const objectId = new mongoose.Types.ObjectId()
+                            console.log(objectId)
+                            var commentForPost = {commentId: objectId, commenterId: userId, commentsText: comment, commentUpVotes: [], commentDownVotes: [], datePosted: Date.now()}
+                            Thread.findOneAndUpdate({_id: {$eq: postId}}, { $push: { [`comments.${sentIndex}.commentReplies`]: commentForPost } }).then(function(){
+                                console.log("SUCCESS1")
+                                return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.OK('Comment upload successful'))
+                            })
+                            .catch(err => {
+                                console.error('An error occurred while pushing:', commentForPost, 'to:', `comments.${sentIndex}.commentReplies`, ' for thread with id:', postId, '. The error was:', err)
+                                return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.serverError('An error occurred while adding comment. Please try again.'))
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.notFound('Could not find thread'))
+                        }
+                    }).catch(error => {
+                        console.error('An error occurred while finding thread with id:', postId, '. The error was:', error)
+                        return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.serverError('An error occurred while finding thread. Please try again.'))
+                    })
                 } else {
                     return resolve(HTTPWTHandler.notFound('Could not find user with provided userId'))
                 } 
@@ -6565,8 +6557,8 @@ class TempController {
         return await this.#threadpostcomment(userId, comment, postId)
     }
 
-    static threadpostcommentreply = async (userId, comment, userName, postId, commentId) => {
-        return await this.#threadpostcommentreply(userId, comment, userName, postId, commentId)
+    static threadpostcommentreply = async (userId, comment, postId, commentId) => {
+        return await this.#threadpostcommentreply(userId, comment, postId, commentId)
     }
 
     static searchforthreadcomments = async (userId, threadId) => {
diff --git a/routes/Temp.js b/routes/Temp.js
index bdf1a0fb..bb2f471b 100644
--- a/routes/Temp.js
+++ b/routes/Temp.js
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ router.post('/threadpostcommentreply', rateLimiters['/threadpostcommentreply'],
     const worker = new Worker(workerPath, {
         workerData: {
             functionName: 'threadpostcommentreply',
-            functionArgs: [req.tokenData, req.body.comment, req.body.userName, req.body.postId, req.body.commentId]
+            functionArgs: [req.tokenData, req.body.comment, req.body.postId, req.body.commentId]
         }
     })