diff --git a/e107_web/js/core/front.jquery.js b/e107_web/js/core/front.jquery.js
index 5f1c38f18..54018c1bf 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/core/front.jquery.js
+++ b/e107_web/js/core/front.jquery.js
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ $(document).ready(function()
 				}
 				else if(sort == 'desc')
 				{
-					$(a.html).prependTo('#comments-container').hide().slideDown(800);	// FIXME - works in jquery 1.7, not 1.8
+					$('#comments-container').prepend(a.html).hide().slideDown(800);	// FIXME - works in jquery 1.7, not 1.8
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$(a.html).appendTo('#comments-container').hide().slideDown(800); // FIXME - works in jquery 1.7, not 1.8
+					$('#comments-container').append(a.html).hide().slideDown(800); // FIXME - works in jquery 1.7, not 1.8
 					alert('Thank you for commenting'); // possibly needed as the submission may go unoticed	by the user
 				}