diff --git a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentAdd.jsx b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentAdd.jsx
index 56c50448085..534c2ade0cf 100644
--- a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentAdd.jsx
+++ b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentAdd.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Alert from 'AppComponents/Shared/Alert';
 import CommentsAPI from 'AppData/Comments';
 import MCPServer from 'AppData/MCPServer';
-import { isRestricted } from 'AppData/AuthManager';
+import AuthManager from 'AppData/AuthManager';
 
 const PREFIX = 'CommentAdd';
 
@@ -192,12 +192,8 @@ class CommentAdd extends React.Component {
      * @returns {boolean} - True if access is restricted, false otherwise
      */
     isAccessRestricted() {
-        const { api } = this.props;
-        if (api.apiType.toUpperCase() === MCPServer.CONSTS.MCP) {
-            return isRestricted(['apim:comment_write', 'apim:comment_manage'], api);
-        } else {
-            return isRestricted(['apim:api_create', 'apim:api_publish'], api);
-        }
+        const user = AuthManager.getUser();
+        return !user.scopes.includes("apim:comment_write") && !user.scopes.includes("apim:comment_manage");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentOptions.jsx b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentOptions.jsx
index 685f7273ce9..ee01698be35 100644
--- a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentOptions.jsx
+++ b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Comments/CommentOptions.jsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class CommentOptions extends React.Component {
         const user = AuthManager.getUser();
         const username = Utils.getUserNameWithoutDomain(user.name);
         const canDelete = (comment.createdBy === username) || user.isAdmin();
-        const canReply = !user.isCreator() || user.isAdmin();
+        const canReply = user.scopes.includes("apim:comment_write") || user.scopes.includes("apim:comment_manage");
         // const canModify = comment.createdBy === username;
         return (
             <StyledGrid container spacing={1} className={classes.verticalSpace} key={comment.id}>