diff --git a/server/src/actions/comment.rs b/server/src/actions/comment.rs
index 6a1a4671e..089c384cd 100644
--- a/server/src/actions/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/actions/comment.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl CommentView {
       post_id: comment.post_id,
       attributed_to: comment.attributed_to.to_owned(),
       published: comment.published,
-      updated: None,
+      updated: comment.updated,
       upvotes: upvotes,
       score: score,
       downvotes: downvotes,
diff --git a/server/src/websocket_server/server.rs b/server/src/websocket_server/server.rs
index cb2b619bf..e81202065 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket_server/server.rs
+++ b/server/src/websocket_server/server.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ use actix::prelude::*;
 use rand::{rngs::ThreadRng, Rng};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::{Result, Value};
+use serde_json::{Value};
 use bcrypt::{verify};
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::{thread, time};
 
-use {Crud, Joinable, Likeable, establish_connection};
+use {Crud, Joinable, Likeable, establish_connection, naive_now};
 use actions::community::*;
 use actions::user::*;
 use actions::post::*;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ use actions::comment::*;
 
 #[derive(EnumString,ToString,Debug)]
 pub enum UserOperation {
-  Login, Register, Logout, CreateCommunity, ListCommunities, CreatePost, GetPost, GetCommunity, CreateComment, CreateCommentLike, Join, Edit, Reply, Vote, Delete, NextPage, Sticky
+  Login, Register, Logout, CreateCommunity, ListCommunities, CreatePost, GetPost, GetCommunity, CreateComment, EditComment, CreateCommentLike, Join, Edit, Reply, Vote, Delete, NextPage, Sticky
 }
 
 
@@ -178,6 +177,7 @@ pub struct GetCommunityResponse {
 pub struct CreateComment {
   content: String,
   parent_id: Option<i32>,
+  edit_id: Option<i32>,
   post_id: i32,
   auth: String
 }
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ pub struct CreateCommentResponse {
 }
 
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct EditComment {
+  content: String,
+  parent_id: Option<i32>,
+  edit_id: i32,
+  post_id: i32,
+  auth: String
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct EditCommentResponse {
+  op: String,
+  comment: CommentView
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CreateCommentLike {
   comment_id: i32,
@@ -360,6 +375,10 @@ impl Handler<StandardMessage> for ChatServer {
         let create_comment: CreateComment = serde_json::from_str(&data.to_string()).unwrap();
         create_comment.perform(self, msg.id)
       },
+      UserOperation::EditComment => {
+        let edit_comment: EditComment = serde_json::from_str(&data.to_string()).unwrap();
+        edit_comment.perform(self, msg.id)
+      },
       UserOperation::CreateCommentLike => {
         let create_comment_like: CreateCommentLike = serde_json::from_str(&data.to_string()).unwrap();
         create_comment_like.perform(self, msg.id)
@@ -483,7 +502,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
     };
 
     let user_id = claims.id;
+    let username = claims.username;
     let iss = claims.iss;
+    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
 
     let community_form = CommunityForm {
       name: self.name.to_owned(),
@@ -499,7 +520,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
 
     let community_user_form = CommunityUserForm {
       community_id: inserted_community.id,
-      fedi_user_id: format!("{}/{}", iss, user_id)
+      fedi_user_id: fedi_user_id
     };
 
     let inserted_community_user = match CommunityUser::join(&conn, &community_user_form) {
@@ -558,15 +579,16 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
     };
 
     let user_id = claims.id;
+    let username = claims.username;
     let iss = claims.iss;
-
+    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
 
     let post_form = PostForm {
       name: self.name.to_owned(),
       url: self.url.to_owned(),
       body: self.body.to_owned(),
       community_id: self.community_id,
-      attributed_to: format!("{}/{}", iss, user_id),
+      attributed_to: fedi_user_id,
       updated: None
     };
 
@@ -603,9 +625,10 @@ impl Perform for GetPost {
       Some(auth) => {
         match Claims::decode(&auth) {
           Ok(claims) => {
-            let user_id = claims.claims.id;
+            let username = claims.claims.username;
             let iss = claims.claims.iss;
-            Some(format!("{}/{}", iss, user_id))
+            let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
+            Some(fedi_user_id)
           }
           Err(e) => None
         }
@@ -692,8 +715,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
     };
 
     let user_id = claims.id;
+    let username = claims.username;
     let iss = claims.iss;
-    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, user_id);
+    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
 
     let comment_form = CommentForm {
       content: self.content.to_owned(),
@@ -729,7 +753,6 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
 
     let comment_view = CommentView::from_comment(&inserted_comment, &likes, &Some(fedi_user_id));
 
-
     let mut comment_sent = comment_view.clone();
     comment_sent.my_vote = None;
 
@@ -741,7 +764,6 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
       )
       .unwrap();
 
-
     let comment_sent_out = serde_json::to_string(
       &CreateCommentLikeResponse {
         op: self.op_type().to_string(), 
@@ -756,6 +778,75 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
   }
 }
 
+impl Perform for EditComment {
+  fn op_type(&self) -> UserOperation {
+    UserOperation::EditComment
+  }
+
+  fn perform(&self, chat: &mut ChatServer, addr: usize) -> String {
+
+    let conn = establish_connection();
+
+    let claims = match Claims::decode(&self.auth) {
+      Ok(claims) => claims.claims,
+      Err(e) => {
+        return self.error("Not logged in.");
+      }
+    };
+
+    let user_id = claims.id;
+    let username = claims.username;
+    let iss = claims.iss;
+    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
+
+    let comment_form = CommentForm {
+      content: self.content.to_owned(),
+      parent_id: self.parent_id,
+      post_id: self.post_id,
+      attributed_to: fedi_user_id.to_owned(),
+      updated: Some(naive_now())
+    };
+
+    let updated_comment = match Comment::update(&conn, self.edit_id, &comment_form) {
+      Ok(comment) => comment,
+      Err(e) => {
+        return self.error("Couldn't update Comment");
+      }
+    };
+
+    let likes = match CommentLike::read(&conn, self.edit_id) {
+      Ok(likes) => likes,
+      Err(e) => {
+        return self.error("Couldn't get likes");
+      }
+    };
+
+    let comment_view = CommentView::from_comment(&updated_comment, &likes, &Some(fedi_user_id));
+
+    let mut comment_sent = comment_view.clone();
+    comment_sent.my_vote = None;
+
+    let comment_out = serde_json::to_string(
+      &CreateCommentResponse {
+        op: self.op_type().to_string(), 
+        comment: comment_view
+      }
+      )
+      .unwrap();
+
+    let comment_sent_out = serde_json::to_string(
+      &CreateCommentLikeResponse {
+        op: self.op_type().to_string(), 
+        comment: comment_sent
+      }
+      )
+      .unwrap();
+    
+    chat.send_room_message(self.post_id, &comment_sent_out, addr);
+
+    comment_out
+  }
+}
 
 impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
   fn op_type(&self) -> UserOperation {
@@ -774,8 +865,9 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommentLike {
     };
 
     let user_id = claims.id;
+    let username = claims.username;
     let iss = claims.iss;
-    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, user_id);
+    let fedi_user_id = format!("{}/{}", iss, username);
 
     let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
       comment_id: self.comment_id,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/post.tsx b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
index 2a780cf76..c5c8a53fc 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/post.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/post.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, State> {
   newComments() {
     return (
       <div class="sticky-top">
-        <h4>New Comments</h4>
+        <h5>New Comments</h5>
         {this.state.comments.map(comment => 
           <CommentNodes nodes={[{comment: comment}]} noIndent />
         )}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, State> {
   sidebar() {
     return ( 
       <div class="sticky-top">
-        <h4>Sidebar</h4>
+        <h5>Sidebar</h5>
         <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
       </div>
     );
@@ -155,7 +155,14 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, State> {
       let res: CommentResponse = msg;
       this.state.comments.unshift(res.comment);
       this.setState(this.state);
-    } else if (op == UserOperation.CreateCommentLike) {
+    } else if (op == UserOperation.EditComment) {
+      let res: CommentResponse = msg;
+      let found = this.state.comments.find(c => c.id == res.comment.id);
+      found.content = res.comment.content;
+      found.updated = res.comment.updated;
+      this.setState(this.state);
+    }
+    else if (op == UserOperation.CreateCommentLike) {
       let res: CreateCommentLikeResponse = msg;
       let found: Comment = this.state.comments.find(c => c.id === res.comment.id);
       found.score = res.comment.score;
@@ -163,7 +170,6 @@ export class Post extends Component<any, State> {
       found.downvotes = res.comment.downvotes;
       if (res.comment.my_vote !== null) 
         found.my_vote = res.comment.my_vote;
-      console.log(res.comment.my_vote);
       this.setState(this.state);
     }
 
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@ export class CommentNodes extends Component<CommentNodesProps, CommentNodesState
 
 interface CommentNodeState {
   showReply: boolean;
+  showEdit: boolean;
 }
 
 interface CommentNodeProps {
@@ -208,7 +215,8 @@ interface CommentNodeProps {
 export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
 
   private emptyState: CommentNodeState = {
-    showReply: false
+    showReply: false,
+    showEdit: false
   }
 
   constructor(props, context) {
@@ -246,15 +254,25 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
               <span><MomentTime data={node.comment} /></span>
             </li>
           </ul>
-          <p className="mb-0">{node.comment.content}</p>
-          <ul class="list-inline mb-1 text-muted small font-weight-bold">
-            <li className="list-inline-item">
-              <span class="pointer" onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleReplyClick)}>reply</span>
-            </li>
-            <li className="list-inline-item">
-              <a className="text-muted" href="test">link</a>
-            </li>
-          </ul>
+          {this.state.showEdit && <CommentForm node={node} edit onReplyCancel={this.handleReplyCancel} />}
+          {!this.state.showEdit &&
+            <div>
+              <p className='mb-0'>{node.comment.content}</p>
+              <ul class="list-inline mb-1 text-muted small font-weight-bold">
+                <li className="list-inline-item">
+                  <span class="pointer" onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleReplyClick)}>reply</span>
+                </li>
+                {this.myComment && 
+                  <li className="list-inline-item">
+                    <span class="pointer" onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleEditClick)}>edit</span>
+                  </li>
+                }
+                <li className="list-inline-item">
+                  <a className="text-muted" href="test">link</a>
+                </li>
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+          }
         </div>
         {this.state.showReply && <CommentForm node={node} onReplyCancel={this.handleReplyCancel} />}
         {this.props.node.children && <CommentNodes nodes={this.props.node.children}/>}
@@ -262,8 +280,8 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
     )
   }
 
-  private getScore(): number {
-    return (this.props.node.comment.upvotes - this.props.node.comment.downvotes) || 0;
+  private get myComment(): boolean {
+    return this.props.node.comment.attributed_to == UserService.Instance.fediUserId;
   }
 
   handleReplyClick(i: CommentNode, event) {
@@ -271,11 +289,18 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
     i.setState(i.state);
   }
 
+  handleEditClick(i: CommentNode, event) {
+    i.state.showEdit = true;
+    i.setState(i.state);
+  }
+
   handleReplyCancel(): any {
     this.state.showReply = false;
+    this.state.showEdit = false;
     this.setState(this.state);
   }
 
+
   handleCommentLike(i: CommentNodeI, event) {
 
     let form: CommentLikeForm = {
@@ -300,10 +325,12 @@ interface CommentFormProps {
   postId?: number;
   node?: CommentNodeI;
   onReplyCancel?();
+  edit?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface CommentFormState {
   commentForm: CommentFormI;
+  buttonTitle: string;
 }
 
 export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
@@ -312,27 +339,33 @@ export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
     commentForm: {
       auth: null,
       content: null,
-      post_id: null,
-      parent_id: null
-    }
+      post_id: this.props.node ? this.props.node.comment.post_id : this.props.postId
+    },
+    buttonTitle: !this.props.node ? "Post" : this.props.edit ? "Edit" : "Reply"
   }
 
   constructor(props, context) {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = this.emptyState;
+
     if (this.props.node) {
-      this.state.commentForm.post_id = this.props.node.comment.post_id;
-      this.state.commentForm.parent_id = this.props.node.comment.id;
-    } else {
-      this.state.commentForm.post_id = this.props.postId;
-    }
+      if (this.props.edit) {
+        this.state.commentForm.edit_id = this.props.node.comment.id;
+        this.state.commentForm.parent_id = this.props.node.comment.parent_id;
+        this.state.commentForm.content = this.props.node.comment.content;
+      } else {
+        // A reply gets a new parent id
+        this.state.commentForm.parent_id = this.props.node.comment.id;
+      }
+    }  
   }
 
+
   render() {
     return (
       <div>
-        <form onSubmit={linkEvent(this, this.handleCreateCommentSubmit)}>
+        <form onSubmit={linkEvent(this, this.handleCommentSubmit)}>
           <div class="form-group row">
             <div class="col-sm-12">
               <textarea class="form-control" value={this.state.commentForm.content} onInput={linkEvent(this, this.handleCommentContentChange)} placeholder="Comment here" required />
@@ -340,7 +373,7 @@ export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
           </div>
           <div class="row">
             <div class="col-sm-12">
-              <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary mr-2">Post</button>
+              <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary mr-2">{this.state.buttonTitle}</button>
               {this.props.node && <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onClick={linkEvent(this, this.handleReplyCancel)}>Cancel</button>}
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -349,8 +382,13 @@ export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
     );
   }
 
-  handleCreateCommentSubmit(i: CommentForm, event) {
-    WebSocketService.Instance.createComment(i.state.commentForm);
+  handleCommentSubmit(i: CommentForm, event) {
+    if (i.props.edit) {
+      WebSocketService.Instance.editComment(i.state.commentForm);
+    } else {
+      WebSocketService.Instance.createComment(i.state.commentForm);
+    }
+
     i.state.commentForm.content = undefined;
     i.setState(i.state);
     event.target.reset();
@@ -360,8 +398,8 @@ export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
   }
 
   handleCommentContentChange(i: CommentForm, event) {
-    // TODO don't use setState, it triggers a re-render
     i.state.commentForm.content = event.target.value;
+    i.setState(i.state);
   }
 
   handleReplyCancel(i: CommentForm, event) {
diff --git a/ui/src/interfaces.ts b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
index d499eb0a7..c89a254ec 100644
--- a/ui/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 export enum UserOperation {
-  Login, Register, CreateCommunity, CreatePost, ListCommunities, GetPost, GetCommunity, CreateComment, CreateCommentLike
+  Login, Register, CreateCommunity, CreatePost, ListCommunities, GetPost, GetCommunity, CreateComment, EditComment, CreateCommentLike
 }
 
 export interface User {
   id: number;
+  iss: string;
   username: string;
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export interface CommentForm {
   content: string;
   post_id: number;
   parent_id?: number;
+  edit_id?: number;
   auth: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/services/UserService.ts b/ui/src/services/UserService.ts
index 42411f883..c090aebce 100644
--- a/ui/src/services/UserService.ts
+++ b/ui/src/services/UserService.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ export class UserService {
   private setUser(jwt: string) {
     this.user = jwt_decode(jwt);
     this.sub.next(this.user);
+    console.log(this.user);
+  }
+
+  public get fediUserId(): string {
+    return `${this.user.iss}/${this.user.username}`;
   }
 
   public static get Instance(){
diff --git a/ui/src/services/WebSocketService.ts b/ui/src/services/WebSocketService.ts
index ed08fa1ec..b35d97a1f 100644
--- a/ui/src/services/WebSocketService.ts
+++ b/ui/src/services/WebSocketService.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class WebSocketService {
 
     // Even tho this isn't used, its necessary to not keep reconnecting
     this.subject
-      .pipe(retryWhen(errors => errors.pipe(delay(3000), take(10))))
+      .pipe(retryWhen(errors => errors.pipe(delay(60000), take(999))))
       .subscribe();
 
     console.log(`Connected to ${wsUri}`);
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ export class WebSocketService {
     this.subject.next(this.wsSendWrapper(UserOperation.CreateComment, commentForm));
   }
 
+  public editComment(commentForm: CommentForm) {
+    this.setAuth(commentForm);
+    this.subject.next(this.wsSendWrapper(UserOperation.EditComment, commentForm));
+  }
+
   public likeComment(form: CommentLikeForm) {
     this.setAuth(form);
     this.subject.next(this.wsSendWrapper(UserOperation.CreateCommentLike, form));