diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
index 1689bc7f..41a90469 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ function DiscussionCommentsView({
     ...filterPosts(comments, 'unendorsed')], [comments]);
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="mx-4 text-primary-700" role="heading" aria-level="2" style={{ lineHeight: '28px' }}>
+      {!isLoading && <div className="mx-4 text-primary-700" role="heading" aria-level="2" style={{ lineHeight: '28px' }}>
         {endorsed === EndorsementStatus.ENDORSED
           ? intl.formatMessage(messages.endorsedResponseCount, { num: sortedComments.length })
           : intl.formatMessage(messages.responseCount, { num: sortedComments.length })}
-      </div>
+      </div>}
       <div className="mx-4" role="list">
         {sortedComments.map(comment => (
           <Comment comment={comment} key={comment.id} postType={postType} isClosedPost={isClosed} />