diff --git a/quartz/components/Comments.tsx b/quartz/components/Comments.tsx
index 5f379a1bda836..5f29860c29e60 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Comments.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Comments.tsx
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ function boolToStringBool(b: boolean): string {
 export default ((opts: Options) => {
   const Comments: QuartzComponent = ({ displayClass, fileData, cfg }: QuartzComponentProps) => {
     // check if comments should be displayed according to frontmatter
-    const commentsFlag: boolean =
-      fileData.frontmatter?.comments === true || fileData.frontmatter?.comments === "true"
-    if (!commentsFlag) {
+    const disableComment: boolean =
+      !fileData.frontmatter?.comments || fileData.frontmatter?.comments === "false"
+    if (disableComment) {
       return <></>
     }