diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index eadf61888e..a40b25f074 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ app.post(
   storyController.commentOnCommentSubmit
 );
 
-app.post(
+app.put(
   '/stories/comment/:id/edit',
   storyController.commentEdit
 );
diff --git a/controllers/story.js b/controllers/story.js
index 24b11ddba9..8b12c12ca9 100755
--- a/controllers/story.js
+++ b/controllers/story.js
@@ -424,16 +424,18 @@ exports.commentOnCommentSubmit = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 exports.commentEdit = function(req, res, next){
-  if (req.user._id.toString() !== req.body.data.author.userId.toString()) {
+  //console.log(JSON.stringify(req));
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(req.body));
+  if (req.user._id.toString() !== req.body.author.userId.toString()) {
     return next(new Error('Not authorized'));
   }
 
   var data = req.params.id;
-  var sanitizedBody = sanitizeHtml(req.body.data.body,{
+  var sanitizedBody = sanitizeHtml(req.body.body,{
       allowedTags: [],
       allowedAttributes: []
     }).replace(/"/g, '"');
-  if (req.body.data.body !== sanitizedBody) {
+  if (req.body.body !== sanitizedBody) {
     req.flash('errors', {
       msg: 'HTML is not allowed'
     });
diff --git a/views/stories/comments.jade b/views/stories/comments.jade
index 15d0b2deaf..34f25b7b8b 100755
--- a/views/stories/comments.jade
+++ b/views/stories/comments.jade
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@
                                     var submitCommentForEditToCommentHandler = function submitCommentForEditToCommentHandler() {
                                         $('#submit-comment-to-edit').unbind('click');
                                         console.log('in comments.jade', originalStoryAuthorEmail);
-                                        $.post('/stories/comment/' + commentId + '/edit',
-                                        {
+                                        
+                                        $.ajax({
+                                            type: "PUT",
+                                            url: '/stories/comment/' + commentId + '/edit',
                                             data: {
                                                 associatedPost: commentId,
                                                 originalStoryLink: originalStoryLink,
@@ -142,15 +144,15 @@
                                                     username: user.profile.username,
                                                     email: user.email
                                                 }
+                                            },
+                                            dataType: "json",
+                                            success: function (msg) {
+                                                window.location.reload();
+                                            },
+                                            error: function (err){
+                                                $('#submit-comment-to-edit').bind('click', submitCommentForEditToCommentHandler);
                                             }
-                                        })
-                                        .fail(function (xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
-                                            $('#submit-comment-to-edit').bind('click', submitCommentForEditToCommentHandler);
-                                        })
-                                        .done(function (data, textStatus, xhr) {
-                                            window.location.reload();
                                         });
-
                                     };
 
                                     $('#submit-comment-to-edit').on('click', submitCommentForEditToCommentHandler)