diff --git a/views.py b/views.py
index bab5f515dc70d966592a1d7da25c2ee3113f3821_dmlld3MucHk=..e9db0e76470f4fc48ba03ba37b26c0388dfd8ace_dmlld3MucHk= 100644
--- a/views.py
+++ b/views.py
@@ -217,5 +217,4 @@
     jsonmeth = 'add_comment'
 
     def call(self, commented):
-        self.initialize_varmaker()
         newcomment = self._cw.vreg['etypes'].etype_class('Comment')(self._cw)
@@ -221,5 +220,5 @@
         newcomment = self._cw.vreg['etypes'].etype_class('Comment')(self._cw)
-        newcomment.eid = self.varmaker.next()
+        newcomment.eid = self._cw.varmaker.next()
         self.comment_form(commented, newcomment)