diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js
index c7045d30f6..725ece4642 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
         const ids = Array.from(fetchingIds);
         fetchingIds.clear();
 
+        if (!ids.length) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const rawRes = await fetch(api, {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {