diff --git a/static/functions.js b/static/functions.js
index b052ad2..7bd6fc0 100644
--- a/static/functions.js
+++ b/static/functions.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ return {
 	init: init,
 	subreddit: window.location.pathname.split("/")[2],
 	threadID: window.location.pathname.split("/")[4],
+	permalink: window.location.pathname.split("/")[6],
 	fetchToken: function() {		
 		return fetch("https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token", {
 			headers: {
diff --git a/static/id.js b/static/id.js
index 10a4b5b..ecf94f0 100644
--- a/static/id.js
+++ b/static/id.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Change this to your own client ID: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
 // The app NEEDS TO BE an installed app and NOT a web apps
-var clientID = "YSidAws9twqCZg"
\ No newline at end of file
+var clientID = "";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/thread.js b/static/thread.js
index 2228df5..2a0d105 100644
--- a/static/thread.js
+++ b/static/thread.js
@@ -130,13 +130,18 @@ return {
 	setTotalComments: function(total) { totalComments = total; },
 
 	getRoot: function() {
-		if(window.location.pathname.split("/").length >= 7) {
-			if(window.location.pathname.split("/")[6] !== "") {
-				return window.location.pathname.split("/")[6];
-			}
-		} 
-				
-		return Reddit.threadID;
+		if(Reddit.permalink !== undefined && Reddit.permalink === "") {
+			return Reddit.threadID;
+		}
+
+		if(Reddit.permalink === undefined) {
+			return Reddit.threadID;
+		}
+
+		if(_.has(Comments.lookup, Reddit.permalink)) {
+			return Comments.lookup[Reddit.permalink].parent_id.split("_")[1];
+		}			
+		return "";
 	},
 	generate: function(removedComments) {
 		removedComments.forEach(function(comment){
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ var ThreadHTML = (function(){
 			return Comments.lookup[id].score;
 		});
 
-		var createdComments = [Reddit.threadID];
+		var createdComments = [Comments.getRoot()];
 		var didSomething = false;
 	
 		while(commentsToCreate.length > 0) {