diff --git a/server/commands/commentDestroyer.ts b/server/commands/commentDestroyer.ts
index 125264858..305a0f1be 100644
--- a/server/commands/commentDestroyer.ts
+++ b/server/commands/commentDestroyer.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export default async function commentDestroyer({
   ip,
   transaction,
 }: Props): Promise<Comment> {
+  const document = await comment.$get("document", { transaction });
+
   await comment.destroy({ transaction });
 
   // Also destroy any child comments
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export default async function commentDestroyer({
       teamId: user.teamId,
       actorId: user.id,
       documentId: comment.documentId,
+      collectionId: document?.collectionId,
       ip,
     },
     { transaction }
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts b/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
index 593635419..bc7f0a33e 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
@@ -372,15 +372,8 @@ export default class WebsocketsProcessor {
       }
 
       case "comments.delete": {
-        const comment = await Comment.scope([
-          "defaultScope",
-          "withDocument",
-        ]).findByPk(event.modelId);
-        if (!comment) {
-          return;
-        }
         return socketio
-          .to(`collection-${comment.document.collectionId}`)
+          .to(`collection-${event.collectionId}`)
           .emit(event.name, {
             modelId: event.modelId,
           });
diff --git a/server/types.ts b/server/types.ts
index 025f11efa..b54ec5425 100644
--- a/server/types.ts
+++ b/server/types.ts
@@ -279,12 +279,20 @@ export type PinEvent = BaseEvent & {
   collectionId?: string;
 };
 
-export type CommentEvent = BaseEvent & {
-  name: "comments.create" | "comments.update" | "comments.delete";
-  modelId: string;
-  documentId: string;
-  actorId: string;
-};
+export type CommentEvent =
+  | (BaseEvent & {
+      name: "comments.create" | "comments.update";
+      modelId: string;
+      documentId: string;
+      actorId: string;
+    })
+  | (BaseEvent & {
+      name: "comments.delete";
+      modelId: string;
+      documentId: string;
+      actorId: string;
+      collectionId: string;
+    });
 
 export type StarEvent = BaseEvent & {
   name: "stars.create" | "stars.update" | "stars.delete";