diff --git a/src/core/server/stacks/createComment.ts b/src/core/server/stacks/createComment.ts
index f97dab98ea..ed5e647c2c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/stacks/createComment.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/stacks/createComment.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   AuthorAlreadyHasRatedStory,
   CannotCreateCommentOnArchivedStory,
   CommentNotFoundError,
+  CommentRevisionNotFoundError,
   CoralError,
   StoryNotFoundError,
   UserSiteBanned,
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@ import {
   pushChildCommentIDOntoParent,
   retrieveManyComments,
 } from "coral-server/models/comment";
-import { getDepth, hasAncestors } from "coral-server/models/comment/helpers";
+import {
+  getDepth,
+  getLatestRevision,
+  hasAncestors,
+} from "coral-server/models/comment/helpers";
 import { markSeenComments } from "coral-server/models/seenComments/seenComments";
 import { retrieveSite } from "coral-server/models/site";
 import {
@@ -269,6 +274,17 @@ export default async function create(
   const ancestorIDs: string[] = [];
   let parent = await retrieveParent(mongo, tenant.id, input);
   if (parent) {
+    // Check to see that the most recent revision matches the one we just replied
+    // to.
+    if (input.parentRevisionID) {
+      const revision = getLatestRevision(parent);
+      if (revision.id !== input.parentRevisionID) {
+        throw new CommentRevisionNotFoundError(
+          parent.id,
+          input.parentRevisionID
+        );
+      }
+    }
     ancestorIDs.push(parent.id);
     if (hasAncestors(parent)) {
       // Push the parent's ancestors id's into the comment's ancestor id's.
diff --git a/src/core/server/stacks/editComment.ts b/src/core/server/stacks/editComment.ts
index 78e4f559b8..3baf17180f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/stacks/editComment.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/stacks/editComment.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default async function edit(
     throw new CommentNotFoundError(input.id);
   }
 
-  // If the original comment was a reply, then get it's parent!
+  // If the original comment was a reply, then get its parent!
   const { parentID, parentRevisionID, siteID } = originalStaleComment;
   const parent = await retrieveParent(mongo, tenant.id, {
     parentID,
diff --git a/src/core/server/stacks/helpers/retrieveParent.ts b/src/core/server/stacks/helpers/retrieveParent.ts
index 19798d1900..b55d641053 100644
--- a/src/core/server/stacks/helpers/retrieveParent.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/stacks/helpers/retrieveParent.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   ParentCommentRejectedError,
 } from "coral-server/errors";
 import {
-  getLatestRevision,
   hasPublishedStatus,
   retrieveComment,
 } from "coral-server/models/comment";
@@ -31,13 +30,6 @@ async function retrieveParent(
     throw new CommentNotFoundError(input.parentID);
   }
 
-  // Check to see that the most recent revision matches the one we just replied
-  // to.
-  const revision = getLatestRevision(parent);
-  if (revision.id !== input.parentRevisionID) {
-    throw new CommentRevisionNotFoundError(parent.id, input.parentRevisionID);
-  }
-
   // Check that the parent comment was visible.
   if (!hasPublishedStatus(parent)) {
     if (parent.status === GQLCOMMENT_STATUS.REJECTED) {