diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 64ad2f5..5ed996c 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     self.save(:validate => false)
     Comment.record_timestamps = true
+
+    self.story.update_comment_count!
   end
 
   def undelete_for_user(user)
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     self.save(:validate => false)
     Comment.record_timestamps = true
+    
+    self.story.update_comment_count!
   end
 
   def give_upvote_or_downvote_and_recalculate_confidence!(upvote, downvote)
diff --git a/app/models/story.rb b/app/models/story.rb
index e4b6e46..7f4e7b3 100644
--- a/app/models/story.rb
+++ b/app/models/story.rb
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def update_comment_count!
     Keystore.put("story:#{self.id}:comment_count",
-      Comment.where(:story_id => self.id).count)
+      Comment.where(:story_id => self.id, :is_moderated => 0,
+      :is_deleted => 0).count)
   end
 end