diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/Discussion/CommentContainer.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/Discussion/CommentContainer.tsx
index e9cf6599a72..55842f077d1 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/Discussion/CommentContainer.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/Discussion/CommentContainer.tsx
@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@ export const CommentContainer = ({
 	const expand = (commentId: number) => {
 		setLoading(true);
 		getMoreResponses(commentId)
-			.then((json) => {
+			.then((result) => {
+				if (result.kind === 'error') {
+					console.error(result.error);
+					return;
+				}
 				setExpanded(true);
-				setResponses(json.comment.responses ?? []);
+				setResponses(result.value);
 			})
 			.finally(() => {
 				setLoading(false);
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/discussionApi.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/discussionApi.tsx
index b600a8b64a2..af7428900c6 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/discussionApi.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/discussionApi.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
 import {
 	discussionApiResponseSchema,
 	parseAbuseResponse,
+	parseCommentRepliesResponse,
 	parseCommentResponse,
 } from '../types/discussion';
 import type { SignedInWithCookies, SignedInWithOkta } from './identity';
@@ -421,10 +422,7 @@ export const unPickComment = async (
 
 export const getMoreResponses = async (
 	commentId: number,
-): Promise<{
-	status: 'ok' | 'error';
-	comment: CommentType;
-}> => {
+): Promise<Result<GetDiscussionError, CommentType[]>> => {
 	const url =
 		joinUrl(options.baseUrl, 'comment', commentId.toString()) +
 		objAsParams({
@@ -435,11 +433,13 @@ export const getMoreResponses = async (
 			},
 		});
 
-	const resp = await fetch(url, {
+	const jsonResult = await fetchJSON(url, {
 		headers: {
 			...options.headers,
 		},
 	});
 
-	return resp.json();
+	if (jsonResult.kind === 'error') return jsonResult;
+
+	return parseCommentRepliesResponse(jsonResult.value);
 };
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/types/discussion.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/types/discussion.ts
index 14868e00231..143192ef944 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/types/discussion.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/types/discussion.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,29 @@ const comment: BaseSchema<CommentType> = object({
 	),
 });
 
+const discussionApiCommentSuccessSchema = variant('status', [
+	object({
+		status: literal('error'),
+	}),
+	object({
+		status: literal('ok'),
+		comment,
+	}),
+]);
+
+export const parseCommentRepliesResponse = (
+	data: unknown,
+): Result<'ParsingError' | 'ApiError', CommentType[]> => {
+	const result = safeParse(discussionApiCommentSuccessSchema, data);
+	if (!result.success) {
+		return { kind: 'error', error: 'ParsingError' };
+	}
+	if (result.output.status === 'error') {
+		return { kind: 'error', error: 'ApiError' };
+	}
+	return { kind: 'ok', value: result.output.comment.responses ?? [] };
+};
+
 export interface CommentType {
 	id: number;
 	body: string;