diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 6bb1cd0d51..573badbb92 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import comment_client as cc
 import xml.sax.saxutils as saxutils
 
 THREADS_PER_PAGE = 20
-INLINE_THREADS_PER_PAGE = 5
+INLINE_THREADS_PER_PAGE = 20
 PAGES_NEARBY_DELTA = 2
 escapedict = {'"': '"'}
 log = logging.getLogger("edx.discussions")
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
index dd7c658fd6..51986af43f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def filter_unstarted_categories(category_map):
 
         for child in unfiltered_map["children"]:
             if child in unfiltered_map["entries"]:
-                if unfiltered_map["entries"][child]["start_date"] < now:
+                if unfiltered_map["entries"][child]["start_date"] <= now:
                     filtered_map["children"].append(child)
                     filtered_map["entries"][child] = {}
                     for key in unfiltered_map["entries"][child]: