diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index b215c45..3ff2dee 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@
             </div>
         {{ end }}
 
-        <div id="comments" class="thin">
-    		    {{- partial "comments.html" . -}}
-    		</div>
+        {{ if .Params.comments }}
+          <div id="comments" class="thin">
+      		    {{- partial "comments.html" . -}}
+      		</div>
+        {{ end }}
     </main>
 {{ end }}