diff --git a/api/comment_delete_test.go b/api/comment_delete_test.go
index cbaa1ab..f758e2f 100644
--- a/api/comment_delete_test.go
+++ b/api/comment_delete_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 func TestCommentDeleteBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	failTestOnError(t, setupTestEnv())
 
-	commenterHex = "temp-commenter-hex"
+	commenterHex := "temp-commenter-hex"
 	commentHex, _ := commentNew(commenterHex, "example.com", "/path.html", "root", "**foo**", "approved", time.Now().UTC())
 	commentNew(commenterHex, "example.com", "/path.html", commentHex, "**bar**", "approved", time.Now().UTC())
 
diff --git a/frontend/js/commento.js b/frontend/js/commento.js
index 9cf67db..a6e40b8 100644
--- a/frontend/js/commento.js
+++ b/frontend/js/commento.js
@@ -2107,6 +2107,7 @@
       if (window.location.hash.startsWith("#commento-")) {
         var el = $(ID_CARD + window.location.hash.split("-")[1]);
         if (el === null) {
+          errorShow("The comment you're looking for no longer exists. Perhaps it was deleted by the commenter or a moderator?");
           return;
         }