diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 372e7f9c4..f9cd4dfc7 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 class Comment < ApplicationRecord
-  validates_presence_of :body, :message => "has no content"
   belongs_to :post
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: "User"
   belongs_to_updater
+
   has_many :moderation_reports, as: :model
   has_many :votes, :class_name => "CommentVote", :dependent => :destroy
 
+  validates :body, presence: true
+
   before_create :autoreport_spam
   after_create :update_last_commented_at_on_create
   after_update(:if => ->(rec) {(!rec.is_deleted? || !rec.saved_change_to_is_deleted?) && CurrentUser.id != rec.creator_id}) do |rec|