diff --git a/server/src/db.rs b/server/src/db.rs
index 7b4e314..d9d49e4 100644
--- a/server/src/db.rs
+++ b/server/src/db.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub async fn db_new_comment(
     let insert_query = sqlx::query!(
         "INSERT INTO comments (parent_post_id, parent_comment_id, author_user_id, content) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
         parent_post_id,
-        parent_comment_id.unwrap_or(-1), // This is a bit of a hack
+        parent_comment_id,
         user_id,
         content
     )