diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
index 829f1d5a..8b3db444 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ configureEditors: function () {
       $('#comment-modal').modal('show');
     });
 
-    $('#askForCommentsButton').on('click', this.requestComments);
+    $('#askForCommentsButton').on('click', this.requestComments.bind(this));
 
     setTimeout(function () {
       button.prop('disabled', false);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
index 1329cef2..5ea4cc9e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CodeOceanEditorRequestForComments = {
       }.bind(this)).error(this.ajaxError.bind(this));
     };
 
-    this.createSubmission($('.requestCommentsButton'), null, createRequestForComments.bind(this));
+    this.createSubmission($('#requestComments'), null, createRequestForComments.bind(this));
 
     $('#comment-modal').modal('hide');
     var button = $('#requestComments');
diff --git a/app/views/exercises/_request_comment_dialogcontent.html.slim b/app/views/exercises/_request_comment_dialogcontent.html.slim
index 4fc34dcd..677ccb12 100644
--- a/app/views/exercises/_request_comment_dialogcontent.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/exercises/_request_comment_dialogcontent.html.slim
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 h5 = t('exercises.implement.comment.question')
 textarea.form-control#question(style='resize:none;')
 p = ''
-button#askForCommentsButton.btn.btn-block.btn-primary(type='button' data-message-success=t('exercises.editor.request_for_comments_sent')) =t('exercises.implement.comment.request')
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+/ data-cause='requestComments' is not used here right now, we pass the button #requestComments (not askForCommentsButton) as initiator of the action. 
+/ But if we use this button, it will work since the correct cause is supplied 
+button#askForCommentsButton.btn.btn-block.btn-primary(type='button' data-cause='requestComments' data-message-success=t('exercises.editor.request_for_comments_sent')) =t('exercises.implement.comment.request')
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