diff --git a/content/vendor/form-comments/commentsubmit.php b/content/vendor/form-comments/commentsubmit.php
index fefd7e3..6c234fc 100644
--- a/content/vendor/form-comments/commentsubmit.php
+++ b/content/vendor/form-comments/commentsubmit.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ if(empty($_POST['name'])    ||
 
     $name = strip_tags(utf8_decode(htmlspecialchars($_POST['name'])));
     $link = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST['link']));
-    $comment = strip_tags(utf8_decode(htmlspecialchars($_POST['comment'])));
     $email_address = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST['email']));
+    $comment = $_POST['comment'];
 
     // article
     $postID = str_replace('/','',$post_id);