diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index dfe5e2b..5c88eb7 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{{ partial "header.html" . }}
-{{ if in .Site.Params.blogs .Section }}
+{{ if (or (in .Site.Params.blogs .Section) (and (eq "blog" .Section) (not (isset .Site.Params "blogs")))) }}
{{ partial "blog_single.html" . }}
{{ else }}
{{ partial "base_single.html" . }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/blog_single.html b/layouts/partials/blog_single.html
index 51b1573..c374980 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/blog_single.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/blog_single.html
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@
data-isso-lang="{{ .Site.LanguageCode }}"
src="//{{ .Site.Params.issoHost }}/js/embed.min.js"
>
- {{ else }}
- this is where comments would go
{{ end }}