diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/legislation_annotatable.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/legislation_annotatable.js.coffee
index 521b61f34..57b9fc432 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/legislation_annotatable.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/legislation_annotatable.js.coffee
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ App.LegislationAnnotatable =
           if $("span[data-annotation-id='" + ann_id + "']").length
             el = $("span[data-annotation-id='" + ann_id + "']")
             el.addClass('current-annotation')
+            $('#comments-box').html('')
             App.LegislationAllegations.show_comments()
             $('html,body').animate({scrollTop: el.offset().top})
             $.event.trigger