diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/comment/widgets/CommentLink.php b/protected/humhub/modules/comment/widgets/CommentLink.php
index 1e74ee8c32..9cce0f6fa0 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/comment/widgets/CommentLink.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/comment/widgets/CommentLink.php
@@ -50,22 +50,30 @@ class CommentLink extends Widget
 
         /** @var Module $module */
         $module = Yii::$app->getModule('comment');
+        
+        if (
+            !$module->canComment($this->object)
+            || (
+                CommentModel::isSubComment($this->object)
+                && !$module->canComment($this->object->content->getPolymorphicRelation())
+            )
+        ){
+            return '';
+        }
 
         if (empty($this->mode)) {
             $this->mode = self::MODE_INLINE;
         }
 
-        if ($module->canComment($this->object) || CommentModel::isSubComment($this->object) && $module->canComment($this->object->content->getPolymorphicRelation())){
-            return $this->render('link', [
-                'id' => $this->object->getUniqueId(),
-                'mode' => $this->mode,
-                'objectModel' => get_class($this->object),
-                'objectId' => $this->object->getPrimaryKey(),
-                'commentCount' => CommentModel::GetCommentCount(get_class($this->object), $this->object->getPrimaryKey()),
-                'isNestedComment' => ($this->object instanceof CommentModel),
-                'comment' => $this->object,
-                'module' => $module
-            ]);
-        }
+        return $this->render('link', [
+            'id' => $this->object->getUniqueId(),
+            'mode' => $this->mode,
+            'objectModel' => get_class($this->object),
+            'objectId' => $this->object->getPrimaryKey(),
+            'commentCount' => CommentModel::GetCommentCount(get_class($this->object), $this->object->getPrimaryKey()),
+            'isNestedComment' => ($this->object instanceof CommentModel),
+            'comment' => $this->object,
+            'module' => $module
+        ]);
     }
 }