diff --git a/_includes/disqus_comments.html b/_includes/disqus_comments.html
index 2510bb16bf..642301fb77 100644
--- a/_includes/disqus_comments.html
+++ b/_includes/disqus_comments.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if page.comments and jekyll.environment == "production" %}
+{% if page.comments != false and jekyll.environment == "production" %}
{% if site.url %}
{% assign disqus_url = page.url | prepend: site.url %}
{% elsif site.github.url %}