diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f01c907b..01f5100e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     "isomorphic-cookie": "^1.2.4",
     "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
     "lemmy-js-client": "0.18.0-rc.2",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "lodash.isequal": "^4.5.0",
+    "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2",
     "markdown-it": "^13.0.1",
     "markdown-it-container": "^3.0.0",
     "markdown-it-emoji": "^2.0.2",
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@
     "@types/bootstrap": "^5.2.6",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
     "@types/html-to-text": "^9.0.0",
+    "@types/lodash.isequal": "^4.5.6",
     "@types/markdown-it": "^12.2.3",
     "@types/markdown-it-container": "^2.0.5",
     "@types/node": "^20.1.2",
diff --git a/src/shared/components/comment/comment-node.tsx b/src/shared/components/comment/comment-node.tsx
index b4d3d662..41f67e6c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/comment/comment-node.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/comment/comment-node.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
   SaveComment,
   TransferCommunity,
 } from "lemmy-js-client";
+import deepEqual from "lodash.isequal";
 import { commentTreeMaxDepth } from "../../config";
 import {
   BanType,
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
   componentWillReceiveProps(
     nextProps: Readonly<{ children?: InfernoNode } & CommentNodeProps>
   ): void {
-    if (this.props != nextProps) {
+    if (!deepEqual(this.props, nextProps)) {
       this.setState({
         showReply: false,
         showEdit: false,
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index f14707a1..dcb88c52 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require("mini-css-extract-plugin");
 const nodeExternals = require("webpack-node-externals");
 const CopyPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const RunNodeWebpackPlugin = require("run-node-webpack-plugin");
-const merge = require("lodash/merge");
+const merge = require("lodash.merge");
 const { ServiceWorkerPlugin } = require("service-worker-webpack");
 const BundleAnalyzerPlugin =
   require("webpack-bundle-analyzer").BundleAnalyzerPlugin;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 76d9355f..46fcba11 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1595,6 +1595,18 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-3.0.2.tgz#fd2cd2edbaa7eaac7e7f3c1748b52a19143846c9"
   integrity sha512-HZQYqbiFVWufzCwexrvh694SOim8z2d+xJl5UNamcvQFejLY/2YUtzXHYi3cHdI7PMlS8ejH2slRAOJQ32aNbA==
 
+"@types/lodash.isequal@^4.5.6":
+  version "4.5.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.6.tgz#ff42a1b8e20caa59a97e446a77dc57db923bc02b"
+  integrity sha512-Ww4UGSe3DmtvLLJm2F16hDwEQSv7U0Rr8SujLUA2wHI2D2dm8kPu6Et+/y303LfjTIwSBKXB/YTUcAKpem/XEg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/lodash" "*"
+
+"@types/lodash@*":
+  version "4.14.195"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.195.tgz#bafc975b252eb6cea78882ce8a7b6bf22a6de632"
+  integrity sha512-Hwx9EUgdwf2GLarOjQp5ZH8ZmblzcbTBC2wtQWNKARBSxM9ezRIAUpeDTgoQRAFB0+8CNWXVA9+MaSOzOF3nPg==
+
 "@types/markdown-it-container@^2.0.5":
   version "2.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/markdown-it-container/-/markdown-it-container-2.0.5.tgz#abd793b64c5adc7b2d1e8963eddb388198248152"
@@ -5916,6 +5928,11 @@ lodash.debounce@^4.0.8:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.8.tgz#82d79bff30a67c4005ffd5e2515300ad9ca4d7af"
   integrity sha512-FT1yDzDYEoYWhnSGnpE/4Kj1fLZkDFyqRb7fNt6FdYOSxlUWAtp42Eh6Wb0rGIv/m9Bgo7x4GhQbm5Ys4SG5ow==
 
+lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
+  integrity sha512-pDo3lu8Jhfjqls6GkMgpahsF9kCyayhgykjyLMNFTKWrpVdAQtYyB4muAMWozBB4ig/dtWAmsMxLEI8wuz+DYQ==
+
 lodash.merge@^4.6.2:
   version "4.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.2.tgz#558aa53b43b661e1925a0afdfa36a9a1085fe57a"
@@ -5951,7 +5968,7 @@ lodash@^3.10.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz#5bf45e8e49ba4189e17d482789dfd15bd140b7b6"
   integrity sha512-9mDDwqVIma6OZX79ZlDACZl8sBm0TEnkf99zV3iMA4GzkIT/9hiqP5mY0HoT1iNLCrKc/R1HByV+yJfRWVJryQ==
 
-lodash@^4.17.20, lodash@^4.17.21:
+lodash@^4.17.20:
   version "4.17.21"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
   integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==