diff --git a/Controller/BackendController.php b/Controller/BackendController.php
index 95a3aa5..9d1cde7 100755
--- a/Controller/BackendController.php
+++ b/Controller/BackendController.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ final class BackendController extends Controller implements DashboardElementInte
         );
 
         // allow comments
-        if (!$article->getComments() !== null
+        if (!$article->comments !== null
             && !($this->app->moduleManager->get('Comments') instanceof NullModule)
         ) {
             $commentCreateView = new \Modules\Comments\Theme\Backend\Components\Comment\CreateView($this->app->l11nManager, $request, $response);
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
index 40d15ee..bae2c05 100755
--- a/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/news-single.tpl.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
 </div>
 
 <?php
-$commentList = $news->getComments();
+$commentList = $news->comments;
 if (!empty($commentList) && $commentList->isActive()) :
     /* @todo: check if user has permission to create a comment here, maybe he is only allowed to read comments */
     echo $this->getData('commentCreate')->render(1);