diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Comment.js
index 9d1019b5e..8a23cc5ba 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Comment.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const Comment = ({
   return (
     <li
       tabIndex={props.index}
-      className={`mdl-card ${selectionStateCSS} ${styles.Comment} ${styles.listItem} ${minimal ? styles.minimal : ''}`}
+      className={`mdl-card ${selectionStateCSS} ${selected ? styles.selected : ''} ${styles.Comment} ${styles.listItem} ${minimal ? styles.minimal : ''}`}
     >
       <div className={styles.container}>
         <div className={styles.itemHeader}>
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
index 998659cd1..63c9e13ab 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ import StorySearch from '../containers/StorySearch';
 import {Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
 
 export default class Moderation extends Component {
-  state = {
-    selectedIndex: 0,
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+
+    this.state = {
+      selectedIndex: 0
+    };
+
   }
 
   componentWillMount() {
@@ -60,24 +65,22 @@ export default class Moderation extends Component {
   getComments = () => {
     const {root, route} = this.props;
     const activeTab = route.path === ':id' ? 'premod' : route.path;
-    return root[activeTab];
+    return root[activeTab].nodes;
   }
 
   select = (next) => () => {
     if (next) {
-      this.setState((prevState) =>
-        ({
-          ...prevState,
-          selectedIndex: prevState.selectedIndex < this.getComments().length - 1
-            ? prevState.selectedIndex + 1 : prevState.selectedIndex
-        }));
+      this.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        selectedIndex: state.selectedIndex < this.getComments().length - 1
+          ? state.selectedIndex + 1 : state.selectedIndex
+      }));
     } else {
-      this.setState((prevState) =>
-        ({
-          ...prevState,
-          selectedIndex: prevState.selectedIndex > 0 ?
-            prevState.selectedIndex - 1 : prevState.selectedIndex
-        }));
+      this.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        selectedIndex: state.selectedIndex > 0
+          ? state.selectedIndex - 1 : state.selectedIndex
+      }));
     }
   }