diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 5eb13c77f..8032cf987 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
     "comments_youtube_disabled_text": "Youtube comments are disabled on this video",
     "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit": "Try reddit comments?",
     "comments_invidious_disabled_text": "Comments are hidden as per user preferences",
+    "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit_no_js": "Hi! Looks like you have JavaScript turned off. Although the uploader has disabled YouTube comments you can still click here to try and view Reddit comments, keep in mind they may take a bit longer to load.",
     "Incorrect password": "Incorrect password",
     "Wrong answer": "Wrong answer",
     "Erroneous CAPTCHA": "Erroneous CAPTCHA",
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
index 7a68a145f..3c66f1bc0 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
 
     if nojs
       if preferences
-        source = preferences.comments[0]
+        source = video.comments? ? preferences.comments[0] : "reddit"
+
         if source.empty?
           source = preferences.comments[1]
         end
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index 65b71dc50..ec8c5a988 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -314,17 +314,24 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                             </noscript>
                         <% end %>
                     <% else %>
-                        <div id="comments-turned-off-on-video-message" class="h-box v-box">
-                            <p><b><%= HTML.escape(I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_text")) %></b></p>
+                        <% if !nojs %>
+                            <div id="comments-turned-off-on-video-message" class="h-box v-box">
+                                <p><b><%= HTML.escape(I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_text")) %></b></p>
+                                <p><b><button data-comments="reddit" id="try-reddit-comments-link" class="simulated_a">
+                                    <%= HTML.escape(I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit")) %>
+                                </button></b></p>
+                            </div>
+                        <% end %>
 
-                            <p>
-                                <b>
-                                    <button data-comments="reddit" id="try-reddit-comments-link" class="simulated_a">
-                                        <%= HTML.escape(I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit")) %>
-                                    </button>
-                                </b>
-                            </p>
-                        </div>
+                        <noscript>
+                            <% if nojs %>
+                                <%= comment_html %>
+                            <% else %>
+                                <a href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&nojs=1">
+                                    <%= I18n.translate(locale, "comments_youtube_disabled_try_reddit_no_js") %>
+                                </a>
+                            <% end %>
+                        </noscript>
                     <% end %>
                 <% end %>
             </div>