diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
index 9309f919d39a00fdf2c6061fbc69207f8ae18ca3..d069daf57cc9b4ef0225a9d99ff69da2d2c3add1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.utils import simplejson
 from django_comment_common.models import Role
 from django_comment_client.permissions import check_permissions_by_view
 
-from mitxmako import middleware
+import mitxmako
 import pystache_custom as pystache
 
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def url_for_tags(course_id, tags):
 
 
 def render_mustache(template_name, dictionary, *args, **kwargs):
-    template = middleware.lookup['main'].get_template(template_name).source
+    template = mitxmako.lookup['main'].get_template(template_name).source
     return pystache.render(template, dictionary)