diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 8ef55044b..fa3a4a3c3 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1211,13 +1211,12 @@ def createPublicPost(baseDir: str,
 def createBlogPost(baseDir: str,
                    nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str,
                    content: str, followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool,
-                   clientToServer: bool,
+                   clientToServer: bool, commentsEnabled: bool,
                    attachImageFilename: str, mediaType: str,
                    imageDescription: str, useBlurhash: bool,
                    inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None,
                    schedulePost=False,
                    eventDate=None, eventTime=None, location=None) -> {}:
-    commentsEnabled = True
     blog = \
         createPublicPost(baseDir,
                          nickname, domain, port, httpPrefix,