diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
index 9dcff29ba..f84d4b6d5 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.haml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   .content
     .from
       = link_to post.person.real_name, post.person
-    = post.text
+    = markdownify(post.text)
     %div.time
       = "#{time_ago_in_words(post.updated_at)} #{t('ago')}"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index aa20805ba..7c81c7175 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $(".make_profile_photo").live("click", function(){
       $controls  = $this.closest(".controls"),
       user_id   = $controls.attr('data-actor');
       person_id = $controls.attr('data-actor_person');
-      photo_url = $controls(".controls").attr('data-image_url');
+      photo_url = $controls.attr('data-image_url');
 
   $.ajax({
     type: "PUT",