diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
index 0c35d0d..29ccf4e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
         "body" => "<b class='announcement_expired'>#{I18n.t('announcement.expired')}</b><br><a class='announcement_go_back_list' href='./' title='#{I18n.t('announcement.go_back')}'>#{I18n.t('announcement.go_back')}</a>".html_safe
       },
       "comments" => [],
-      "show_comment_flag" => '',
+      "show_comment_flag" => false,
       "impressionist" => nil,
       "url_to_edit"=> '',
       "redirect_to" => (announcement.is_external_link && !announcement.external_link.blank? ? announcement.external_link : nil)