diff --git a/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts b/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
index c7136ea17..c08a6577b 100644
--- a/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
+++ b/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ class CommentSection {
 	private clearChanges() {
 		this.containerObject.pauseDrawing();
 		for (var i: number = this.sectionProperties.commentList.length -1; i > -1; i--) {
-			if (this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].trackchange) {
+			if (this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].sectionProperties.data.trackchange) {
 				this.containerObject.removeSection(this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].name);
 				this.sectionProperties.commentList.splice(i, 1);
 			}
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ class CommentSection {
 	private clearList () {
 		this.containerObject.pauseDrawing();
 		for (var i: number = this.sectionProperties.commentList.length -1; i > -1; i--) {
-			if (!this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].trackchange) {
+			if (!this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].sectionProperties.data.trackchange) {
 				this.containerObject.removeSection(this.sectionProperties.commentList[i].name);
 				this.sectionProperties.commentList.splice(i, 1);
 			}
diff --git a/browser/src/layer/tile/WriterTileLayer.js b/browser/src/layer/tile/WriterTileLayer.js
index 683a356d1..3a9501f8d 100644
--- a/browser/src/layer/tile/WriterTileLayer.js
+++ b/browser/src/layer/tile/WriterTileLayer.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ L.WriterTileLayer = L.CanvasTileLayer.extend({
 				comment.id = comment.id.toString();
 				comment.parent = comment.parent.toString();
 			});
-			app.sectionContainer.getSectionWithName(L.CSections.CommentList.name).clearList();
 			app.sectionContainer.getSectionWithName(L.CSections.CommentList.name).importComments(values.comments);
 		}
 		else if (values.redlines && values.redlines.length > 0) {