diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/comments/comments.post.json.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/comments/comments.post.json.js
index 978d75d0cf..945340d55a 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/comments/comments.post.json.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/comments/comments.post.json.js
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ function addComment(node)
    // get a unique name
    var name = getUniqueChildName(commentsFolder, "comment");
    
-   // Add the comments rollup aspect to the commented-upon node.
-   if (!node.hasAspect("fm:commentsRollup"))
-   {
-      node.addAspect("fm:commentsRollup");
-   }
-   
    // create the comment
    var commentNode = commentsFolder.createNode(name, "fm:post");
    commentNode.mimetype = "text/html";
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/comment/ScriptCommentService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/comment/ScriptCommentService.java
index 9de78da18c..ce9dad81da 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/comment/ScriptCommentService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/comment/ScriptCommentService.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class ScriptCommentService extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
                 try
                 {
                     nodeService.addAspect(nodeRef, QName.createQName(NamespaceService.FORUMS_MODEL_1_0_URI, "discussable"), null);
+                    nodeService.addAspect(nodeRef, QName.createQName(NamespaceService.FORUMS_MODEL_1_0_URI, "commentsRollup"), null);
                     List<ChildAssociationRef> assocs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(nodeRef, QName.createQName(NamespaceService.FORUMS_MODEL_1_0_URI, "discussion"), RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL);
                     if (assocs.size() != 0)
                     {