diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/viewmodels/CommentsViewerViewModel.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/viewmodels/CommentsViewerViewModel.java
index a7e3c52c..431497f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/viewmodels/CommentsViewerViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/viewmodels/CommentsViewerViewModel.java
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ public class CommentsViewerViewModel extends ViewModel {
             list = getPrevList(replyList);
         }
         replyList.postValue(Resource.loading(list));
-        if (isLoggedIn.getValue()) {
-            commentService.fetchChildComments(postId, commentId, rootCursor, rcb);
+        final Boolean isLoggedInValue = isLoggedIn.getValue();
+        if (isLoggedInValue != null && isLoggedInValue) {
+            commentService.fetchChildComments(postId, commentId, repliesCursor, rcb);
             return;
         }
         final Call<String> request = graphQLService.fetchComments(commentId, false, repliesCursor);
@@ -224,8 +225,8 @@ public class CommentsViewerViewModel extends ViewModel {
                         builder.add(commentModel);
                     }
                     callback.onSuccess(root ?
-                            new CommentsFetchResponse(count, endCursor, builder.build()) :
-                            new ChildCommentsFetchResponse(count, endCursor, builder.build()));
+                                       new CommentsFetchResponse(count, endCursor, builder.build()) :
+                                       new ChildCommentsFetchResponse(count, endCursor, builder.build()));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "onResponse", e);
                     callback.onFailure(e);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/CommentService.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/CommentService.java
index 2a0b72ea..70d00375 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/CommentService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/CommentService.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public class CommentService extends BaseService {
         request.enqueue(new Callback<CommentsFetchResponse>() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(@NonNull final Call<CommentsFetchResponse> call, @NonNull final Response<CommentsFetchResponse> response) {
-                if (callback == null) return;
                 final CommentsFetchResponse cfr = response.body();
                 if (cfr == null) callback.onFailure(new Exception("response is empty"));
                 callback.onSuccess(cfr);
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ public class CommentService extends BaseService {
         request.enqueue(new Callback<ChildCommentsFetchResponse>() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(@NonNull final Call<ChildCommentsFetchResponse> call, @NonNull final Response<ChildCommentsFetchResponse> response) {
-                if (callback == null) return;
                 final ChildCommentsFetchResponse cfr = response.body();
                 if (cfr == null) callback.onFailure(new Exception("response is empty"));
                 callback.onSuccess(cfr);