diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3d4d38e..cdb25b6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * <cg>Added</c> <cl>Coin Count</c> and <cl>Folder</c> filters to <cj>Filtered Search</c>
 * <cg>Fixed</c> issues caused by <cl>No Transition</c> in mod menus
 * <cg>Fixed</c> various <cr>stability issues</c>
+* Other bugfixes & improvements
 
 From previous alpha/beta releases:
 * <cg>Updated</c> for Geode 3.0.0 and GD 2.206
diff --git a/src/hooks/CommentCell.cpp b/src/hooks/CommentCell.cpp
index 1b8200a..3fe853c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/CommentCell.cpp
+++ b/src/hooks/CommentCell.cpp
@@ -51,15 +51,13 @@ class BI_DLL $modify(BICommentCell, CommentCell) {
     void loadFromComment(GJComment* b) {
         CommentCell::loadFromComment(b);
 
-        if(!Mod::get()->setSavedValue("comment-id-alert-shown", true)) showCommentIDsAlert();
-
         auto winSize = CCDirector::sharedDirector()->getWinSize();
         bool smallCommentsMode = this->m_height == 36; //this is how robtop does the check
 
         /**
          * Add comment ID
          */
-        if(Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("show-comment-ids")) {
+        if(!b->m_commentDeleted && Mod::get()->getSettingValue<bool>("show-comment-ids")) {
             auto idText = CCLabelBMFont::create(fmt::format("#{}", b->m_commentID).c_str(), "chatFont.fnt");
             idText->setPosition(smallCommentsMode ? CCPoint(332, 12.5) : CCPoint(329, 21.5));
             idText->setAnchorPoint({1, .5f});