diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
index 5cbd04792..e1d12b3e3 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export const saveBio = (user_id, formData) => dispatch => {
 export const fetchCommentsByUserId = userId => {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch({type: actions.REQUEST_COMMENTS_BY_USER});
-    return coralApi(`/comments/user/${userId}`)
-      .then(comments => {
+    return coralApi(`/comments?user_id${userId}`)
+      .then(({comments}) => {
         comments.forEach(comment => {
           dispatch(addItem(comment, 'comments'));
         });
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 534b14366..fca2bcb31 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ router.get('/', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
   const {
     status = null,
     action_type = null,
-    asset_id = null
+    asset_id = null,
+    user_id = null
   } = req.query;
 
   /**
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ router.get('/', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
 
   if (status) {
     query = assetIDWrap(Comment.findByStatus(status === 'new' ? null : status));
+  } else if (user_id) {
+    query = Comment.findByUserId(user_id);
   } else if (action_type) {
     query = Comment
       .findIdsByActionType(action_type)
@@ -121,18 +124,6 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
   });
 });
 
-router.get('/user/:user_id', (req, res, next) => {
-  // how to only get YOUR comments?
-  Comment.findByUserId(req.params.user_id)
-    .then(comments => {
-      res.json(comments);
-    })
-    .catch(error => {
-      error.status = 500;
-      next(error);
-    });
-});
-
 router.get('/:comment_id', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next) => {
   Comment
     .findById(req.params.comment_id)
diff --git a/tests/helpers/browser.js b/tests/helpers/browser.js
index 0714b83af..3fd54e0fe 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/browser.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/browser.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function storageMock() {
   };
 }
 
-global.document = jsdom(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '/index.test.html')));
+global.document = jsdom(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.test.html')));
 global.window = document.defaultView;
 
 // these lines are required for react-mdl