diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
index a30ff187c..7ca3daea7 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/conversation.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {{ for $threads as $thread }}
 <div id="tread-wrapper-$thread.id" class="tread-wrapper">
 	{{ for $thread.items as $item }}
+        {{if $mode == display}}
+        {{ else }}
 		{{if $item.comment_firstcollapsed}}
 			<div class="hide-comments-outer">
 			<span id="hide-comments-total-$thread.id" class="hide-comments-total">$thread.num_comments</span> <span id="hide-comments-$thread.id" class="hide-comments fakelink" onclick="showHideComments($thread.id);">$thread.hide_text</span>
@@ -8,7 +10,8 @@
 			<div id="collapsed-comments-$thread.id" class="collapsed-comments" style="display: none;">
 		{{endif}}
 		{{if $item.comment_lastcollapsed}}</div>{{endif}}
-		
+        {{ endif }}
+        
 		{{ if $item.type == tag }}
 			{{ inc wall_item_tag.tpl }}{{ endinc }}
 		{{ else }}