diff --git a/lib/get-text.js b/lib/get-text.js
index ed85364f..c66e9e64 100644
--- a/lib/get-text.js
+++ b/lib/get-text.js
@@ -303,9 +303,7 @@ export default class GetText {
         if ( !single.id && !plural.id ) return;
 
         // extracted comments
-        const comment = this.#extractNodeComment( ast, node );
-
-        if ( comment ) var extractedComments = [ comment ];
+        const extractedComments = this.#extractNodeComment( ast, node );
 
         if ( single.id ) {
             this.#poFile.addEctractedMessages( {
@@ -392,7 +390,7 @@ export default class GetText {
             }
         }
 
-        return comments.join( "\n" );
+        if ( comments.length ) return [ comments.join( "\n" ) ];
     }
 
     #getNodeLocation ( node, { start } = {} ) {