diff --git a/template/app/view/comments/List.js b/template/app/view/comments/List.js
index a3da3621b5dda90199f23bd9afe32ad4f5725d96..1985a89888d1ea6bb91a10886abca349c939708f 100644
--- a/template/app/view/comments/List.js
+++ b/template/app/view/comments/List.js
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ Ext.define('Docs.view.comments.List', {
      * @param {Object[]} comments
      */
     load: function(comments) {
+        // hide the spinning loader when no comments.
+        if (comments.length === 0) {
+            this.emptyText = "";
+        }
+
         this.store.loadData(comments);
     },