diff --git a/ext/comment/main.php b/ext/comment/main.php
index 176bcc05..b643f039 100644
--- a/ext/comment/main.php
+++ b/ext/comment/main.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class CommentList implements Extension {
 			";
 		$result = $database->Execute($get_threads, array($threads_per_page, $start));
 
-		$total_pages = (int)($database->db->GetOne("SELECT COUNT(distinct image_id) AS count FROM comments") / 10);
+		$total_pages = (int)($database->db->GetOne("SELECT COUNT(image_id) AS count FROM comments GROUP BY image_id") / 10);
 
 
 		$this->theme->display_page_start($page, $current_page, $total_pages);
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ class CommentList implements Extension {
 		global $config;
 		global $database;
 
+		// sqlite fails at intervals
+		if($database->engine->name == "sqlite") return false;
+
 		$window = int_escape($config->get_int('comment_window'));
 		$max = int_escape($config->get_int('comment_limit'));