diff --git a/ckanext/datarequests/controllers/controller_functions.py b/ckanext/datarequests/controllers/controller_functions.py
index 738f11c..dcf65ec 100644
--- a/ckanext/datarequests/controllers/controller_functions.py
+++ b/ckanext/datarequests/controllers/controller_functions.py
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ def comment(id):
 
                 h.flash_notice(flash_message)
 
+                return tk.redirect_to(tk.url_for('datarequest.comment', id=id))
+
             except tk.NotAuthorized as e:
                 log.warning(e)
                 return tk.abort(403, tk._('You are not authorized to %s' % action_text))
diff --git a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/comment.html b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/comment.html
index ce45408..d2c50ba 100644
--- a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/comment.html
+++ b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/comment.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   {% if h.check_access('comment_datarequest', {'id':c.datarequest.id }) %}
     <div class="comment-new">
 
-      {% set create_comment_error = c.updated_comment is defined and c.updated_comment.id == '' %}
+      {% set create_comment_error = c.updated_comment is defined and c.updated_comment['comment']['id'] == '' %}
       
       {% if create_comment_error %}
         <a name="comment_focus"></a>
diff --git a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/snippets/comment_item.html b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/snippets/comment_item.html
index 6ed549b..657c6c9 100644
--- a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/snippets/comment_item.html
+++ b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/datarequests/snippets/comment_item.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     </div>
 
     {% if can_update %}
-      {% snippet "datarequests/snippets/comment_form.html", comment_id=comment.id, datarequest=datarequest, errors=errors, errors_summary=errors_summary, initial_text=updated_comment.comment if focus else comment.comment, focus=focus %}
+      {% snippet "datarequests/snippets/comment_form.html", comment_id=comment.id, datarequest=datarequest, errors=errors, errors_summary=errors_summary, initial_text=updated_comment.comment.comment if focus else comment.comment, focus=focus %}
     {% endif %}
 
   </div>
diff --git a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/emails/bodies/update_datarequest.txt b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/emails/bodies/update_datarequest.txt
index f320902..c2f37f9 100644
--- a/ckanext/datarequests/templates/emails/bodies/update_datarequest.txt
+++ b/ckanext/datarequests/templates/emails/bodies/update_datarequest.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ To view the data access request, follow this link:
 {{ site_url }}/datarequest/{{ datarequest.id }}
 
 Requested data: {{ datarequest.title }}
-Current of status: {{ datarequest.status }}
+Current status: {{ datarequest.status }}
 
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