diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index 8c6401f..0ca8e1a 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/jetstream/pkg/client/schedulers/sequential"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/jetstream/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-go"
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.org/core/api/tangled"
 )
 
 type Issue struct {
@@ -199,21 +199,21 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreateUpdateIssueCommentEvent(ctx context.Context, event
 		createdAt = time.Now().UTC()
 	}
 
-	// TODO: if there is a reply to present, don't store the comment because replies can't be replied to so
+	// if there is a replyTo present, don't store the comment because replies can't be replied to so
 	// the reply comment doesn't need to be stored
-
-	err = h.store.CreateComment(Comment{
-		AuthorDID: did,
-		RKey:      rkey,
-		Body:      comment.Body,
-		Issue:     comment.Issue,
-		CreatedAt: createdAt.UnixMilli(),
-		//ReplyTo:   comment,	// TODO: there should be a ReplyTo field that can be used as well once the right type is imported
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		bugsnag.Notify(err)
-		slog.Error("create comment", "error", err, "did", did, "rkey", rkey)
-		return
+	if comment.ReplyTo == nil || *comment.ReplyTo == "" {
+		err = h.store.CreateComment(Comment{
+			AuthorDID: did,
+			RKey:      rkey,
+			Body:      comment.Body,
+			Issue:     comment.Issue,
+			CreatedAt: createdAt.UnixMilli(),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			bugsnag.Notify(err)
+			slog.Error("create comment", "error", err, "did", did, "rkey", rkey)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	// TODO: now send a notification to either the issue creator or whoever the comment was a reply to
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ea5d5c3..0010b7f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-go v2.6.2+incompatible
 	github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
-	tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core v1.8.1-alpha.0.20250828210137-07b009bd6b98
+	tangled.org/core v1.9.0-alpha.0.20250924195920-24d79d05e4d2
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b931ebe..691e8af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -103,5 +103,7 @@ modernc.org/memory v1.7.2 h1:Klh90S215mmH8c9gO98QxQFsY+W451E8AnzjoE2ee1E=
 modernc.org/memory v1.7.2/go.mod h1:NO4NVCQy0N7ln+T9ngWqOQfi7ley4vpwvARR+Hjw95E=
 modernc.org/sqlite v1.28.0 h1:Zx+LyDDmXczNnEQdvPuEfcFVA2ZPyaD7UCZDjef3BHQ=
 modernc.org/sqlite v1.28.0/go.mod h1:Qxpazz0zH8Z1xCFyi5GSL3FzbtZ3fvbjmywNogldEW0=
-tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core v1.8.1-alpha.0.20250828210137-07b009bd6b98 h1:WovrwwBufU89zoSaStoc6+qyUTEB/LxhUCM1MqGEUwU=
-tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core v1.8.1-alpha.0.20250828210137-07b009bd6b98/go.mod h1:zXmPB9VMsPWpJ6Y51PWnzB1fL3w69P0IhR9rTXIfGPY=
+tangled.org/core v1.9.0-alpha.0.20250924195920-24d79d05e4d2 h1:4bcQewZPzb7WfCuUPf4MPVWb04JiTbjbShcg5ONi9co=
+tangled.org/core v1.9.0-alpha.0.20250924195920-24d79d05e4d2/go.mod h1:tYTB3RkgkeDAOFE0qX/9tQB80fdlDPR+vz4CdTMar3Y=
+tangled.org/core v1.9.0-alpha.0.20250924200730-b2d8a54abc3d h1:DmdCyK+BZDYitJy6TdqTwvcci2EVYgDu2+LR853nyls=
+tangled.org/core v1.9.0-alpha.0.20250924200730-b2d8a54abc3d/go.mod h1:tYTB3RkgkeDAOFE0qX/9tQB80fdlDPR+vz4CdTMar3Y=