diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Comments.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Comments.cs
index e58a70c5f7..615d5b1ac5 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Comments.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Comments.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public partial class FrameworksController
         [Route("/Framework/{frameworkId}/Comments/")]
         public IActionResult InsertComment(int frameworkId, string comment)
         {
-            if (comment == "") return RedirectToAction("ViewFramework", new { tabname = "Comments", frameworkId });
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(comment)) return RedirectToAction("ViewFramework", new { tabname = "Comments", frameworkId });
             var adminId = GetAdminId();
             var newCommentId = frameworkService.InsertComment(frameworkId, adminId, comment, null);
             frameworkNotificationService.SendCommentNotifications(adminId, frameworkId, newCommentId, comment, null, null);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public IActionResult ViewThread(int frameworkId, int commentId)
         [Route("/Framework/{frameworkId}/Comments/{commentId}")]
         public IActionResult InsertReply(int frameworkId, int commentId, string comment, string parentComment)
         {
-            if (comment == "") return RedirectToAction("ViewThread", new { frameworkId, commentId });
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(comment)) return RedirectToAction("ViewThread", new { frameworkId, commentId });
             var adminId = GetAdminId();
             var newCommentId = frameworkService.InsertComment(frameworkId, adminId, comment, commentId);
             frameworkNotificationService.SendCommentNotifications(adminId, frameworkId, newCommentId, comment, commentId, parentComment);
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Review.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Review.cs
index facc52bbf3..cd629798a6 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Review.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Controllers/FrameworksController/Review.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public IActionResult SubmitFrameworkReview(int frameworkId, int reviewId, string
         {
             var adminId = GetAdminId();
             int? commentId = null;
-            if(comment != null) commentId = frameworkService.InsertComment(frameworkId, adminId, comment, null);
+            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(comment)) commentId = frameworkService.InsertComment(frameworkId, adminId, comment, null);
             frameworkService.SubmitFrameworkReview(frameworkId, reviewId, signedOff, commentId);
             frameworkNotificationService.SendReviewOutcomeNotification(reviewId);
             return RedirectToAction("ViewFramework", "Frameworks", new { frameworkId , tabname = "Structure"});