diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc5a7e0..923e82a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ setup(
         'asyncio>=3.4.3',
         'aiohttp==3.5.4',
         'aiojobs==0.2.2',
-        'ecdsa==0.13',
+        'ecdsa>=0.13.3',
         'cryptography==2.5',
         'aiosqlite==0.10.0',
         'PyNaCl>=1.3.0',
diff --git a/src/database/queries.py b/src/database/queries.py
index 7487b6a..7a12793 100644
--- a/src/database/queries.py
+++ b/src/database/queries.py
@@ -119,10 +119,19 @@ def insert_comment(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str, comment: str, parent
         conn.execute(
             """
             INSERT INTO COMMENT(CommentId, LbryClaimId, ChannelId, Body, ParentId, 
-                                    Timestamp, Signature, SigningTs) 
-            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) 
-            """,
-            (comment_id, claim_id, channel_id, comment, parent_id, timestamp, signature, signing_ts)
+                                    Timestamp, Signature, SigningTs, IsHidden) 
+            VALUES (:comment_id, :claim_id, :channel_id, :comment, :parent_id,
+                    :timestamp, :signature, :signing_ts, 0) """,
+            {
+                'comment_id': comment_id,
+                'claim_id': claim_id,
+                'channel_id': channel_id,
+                'comment': comment,
+                'parent_id': parent_id,
+                'timestamp': timestamp,
+                'signature': signature,
+                'signing_ts': signing_ts
+            }
         )
     logging.info('Inserted Comment into DB, `comment_id`: %s', comment_id)
     return comment_id
diff --git a/test/test_server.py b/test/test_server.py
index 0712ab4..72c794e 100644
--- a/test/test_server.py
+++ b/test/test_server.py
@@ -223,28 +223,34 @@ class ListCommentsTest(AsyncioTestCase):
         print('exit reached')
         os.remove(self.db_file)
 
+    async def create_lots_of_comments(self, n=23):
+        self.comment_list = [{key: self.replace[key]() for key in self.replace.keys()} for _ in range(23)]
+        for comment in self.comment_list:
+            comment['claim_id'] = self.claim_id
+        self.comment_ids = [(await self.post_comment(**comm))['result']['comment_id']
+                            for comm in self.comment_list]
+
     async def asyncSetUp(self):
         await super().asyncSetUp()
         self.server = app.CommentDaemon(config, db_file=self.db_file)
         await self.server.start(self.host, self.port)
         self.addCleanup(self.server.stop)
-        if self.comment_ids is None:
-            self.comment_list = [{key: self.replace[key]() for key in self.replace.keys()} for _ in range(23)]
-            for comment in self.comment_list:
-                comment['claim_id'] = self.claim_id
-            self.comment_ids = [(await self.post_comment(**comm))['result']['comment_id']
-                                for comm in self.comment_list]
 
     async def testListComments(self):
+        await self.create_lots_of_comments()
         response_one = await jsonrpc_post(
             self.url, 'get_claim_comments', page_size=20, page=1, top_level=1, claim_id=self.claim_id
         )
         self.assertIsNotNone(response_one)
         self.assertIn('result', response_one)
         response_one: dict = response_one['result']
-        self.assertIs(type(response_one), dict)
         self.assertEqual(response_one['page_size'], len(response_one['items']))
         self.assertIn('items', response_one)
+
+        comments = response_one['items']
+        hidden = list(filter(lambda c: c['is_hidden'], comments))
+        self.assertEqual(hidden, [])
+
         self.assertGreaterEqual(response_one['total_pages'], response_one['page'])
         last_page = response_one['total_pages']
         response = await jsonrpc_post(self.url, 'get_claim_comments', page_size=20,