diff --git a/packages/telescope-comments/lib/comments.js b/packages/telescope-comments/lib/comments.js
index a5780d94e..cec01dc9d 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-comments/lib/comments.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-comments/lib/comments.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Comments.before.update(function (userId, doc, fieldNames, modifier, options) {
   }
 });
 
-commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
+function afterCommentOperations (comment) {
 
   var userId = comment.userId,
     commentAuthor = Meteor.users.findOne(userId);
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
   // upvote comment
   Telescope.upvoteItem(Comments, comment, commentAuthor);
 
-});
+  return comment;
+
+};
+
+commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(afterCommentOperations);
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 // -------------------------------------- Submit Comment ------------------------------------- //
diff --git a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
index f2792860b..751606259 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/notifications.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Posts.hooks.approvedCallbacks.push(function (post) {
 });
 
 // add new comment notification callback on comment submit
-commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
+function addCommentNotification (comment) {
+
   if(Meteor.isServer && !comment.disableNotifications){
 
     var post = Posts.findOne(comment.postId),
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(function (comment) {
 
   return comment;
 
-});
+}
+
+commentAfterSubmitMethodCallbacks.push(addCommentNotification);
 
 var emailNotifications = {
   propertyName: 'emailNotifications',