diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
index b98a6915..3ad7c9e2 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Comments:
     def build_json(self):
         """build json document for es"""
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: get comments")
-        self._check_config()
+        self.check_config()
 
         if not self.is_activated:
             return
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Comments:
             "comment_comments": self.comments_format,
         }
 
-    def _check_config(self):
+    def check_config(self):
         """read config if not attached"""
         if not self.config:
             self.config = AppConfig().config
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class Comments:
 
     def delete_comments(self):
         """delete comments from es"""
+        print(f"{self.youtube_id}: delete comments")
         _, _ = ElasticWrap(self.es_path).delete(refresh=True)
 
     def get_es_comments(self):
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
index 9264080f..7780c631 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import requests
 from django.conf import settings
 from home.src.es.connect import ElasticWrap
 from home.src.index import channel as ta_channel
+from home.src.index import comments as ta_comments
 from home.src.index import playlist as ta_playlist
 from home.src.index.generic import YouTubeItem
 from home.src.index.subtitle import YoutubeSubtitle
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         self.del_in_playlists()
         self.del_in_es()
         self.delete_subtitles()
+        self.delete_comments()
 
     def del_in_playlists(self):
         """remove downloaded in playlist"""
@@ -326,6 +328,13 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: delete subtitles")
         YoutubeSubtitle(self).delete(subtitles=subtitles)
 
+    def delete_comments(self):
+        """delete comments from es"""
+        comments = ta_comments.Comments(self.youtube_id, config=self.config)
+        comments.check_config()
+        if comments.is_activated:
+            comments.delete_comments()
+
     def _get_ryd_stats(self):
         """get optional stats from returnyoutubedislikeapi.com"""
         # pylint: disable=broad-except