diff --git a/youtube/comments.py b/youtube/comments.py
index d47c826..208c161 100644
--- a/youtube/comments.py
+++ b/youtube/comments.py
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ def post_process_comments_info(comments_info):
         else:
             comment['view_replies_text'] = str(reply_count) + ' replies'
 
-        if comment['like_count'] == 1:
+        if comment['approx_like_count'] == '1':
             comment['likes_text'] = '1 like'
         else:
-            comment['likes_text'] = str(comment['like_count']) + ' likes'
+            comment['likes_text'] = (str(comment['approx_like_count'])
+                                     + ' likes')
 
     comments_info['include_avatars'] = settings.enable_comment_avatars
     if comments_info['ctoken']:
diff --git a/youtube/templates/comments.html b/youtube/templates/comments.html
index 7d0ef85..7bd75e5 100644
--- a/youtube/templates/comments.html
+++ b/youtube/templates/comments.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 <span class="comment-text">{{ common_elements.text_runs(comment['text']) }}</span>
             {% endif %}
 
-            <span class="comment-likes">{{ comment['likes_text'] if comment['like_count'] else ''}}</span>
+            <span class="comment-likes">{{ comment['likes_text'] if comment['approx_like_count'] else ''}}</span>
             <div class="button-row">
                 {% if comment['reply_count'] %}
                     {% if settings.use_comments_js and comment['replies_url'] %}
diff --git a/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py b/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py
index f39de90..7275975 100644
--- a/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py
+++ b/youtube/yt_data_extract/everything_else.py
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ def extract_comments_info(polymer_json):
         comment_info['text'] = extract_formatted_text(comment_renderer.get('contentText'))
         comment_info['time_published'] = extract_str(comment_renderer.get('publishedTimeText'))
         comment_info['like_count'] = comment_renderer.get('likeCount')
-        liberal_update(comment_info, 'like_count',
-                       extract_int(comment_renderer.get('voteCount')))
+        comment_info['approx_like_count'] = extract_approx_int(
+            comment_renderer.get('voteCount'))
         liberal_update(comment_info, 'reply_count', comment_renderer.get('replyCount'))
 
         info['comments'].append(comment_info)