diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/CommentStream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/CommentStream.js
index 29b9e8361..cda7ffd57 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/CommentStream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/CommentStream.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ const {setLoggedInUser} = authActions
       postAction: (item, action, user) => {
         return dispatch(postAction(item, action, user))
       },
-      appendItemArray: (item, property, value) => {
-        return dispatch(appendItemArray(item, property, value))
+      appendItemArray: (item, property, value, addToFront) => {
+        return dispatch(appendItemArray(item, property, value, addToFront))
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
index 0b23098bb..8b30e2548 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ export function postItem (item, type, id) {
     return fetch('/api/v1/' + type, options)
       .then(
         response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.text()
+          return response.ok ? response.json()
           : Promise.reject(response.status + ' ' + response.statusText)
         }
       )
-      .then((id) => {
-        dispatch(addItem({...item, id}))
-        return id
+      .then((json) => {
+        dispatch(addItem({...item, id:json.id}))
+        return json.id
       })
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
index c763cb82a..0f1578859 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
     updateItem(parent_id, 'showReply', false)
     postItem(comment, 'comments')
     .then((comment_id) => {
-      appendItemArray(parent_id || id, related, comment_id, parent_id ? true : false)
+      appendItemArray(parent_id || id, related, comment_id, parent_id ? false : true)
       addNotification('success', 'Your comment has been posted.')
     }).catch((err) => console.error(err))
     this.setState({body: ''})