diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 2f1ca53f4..11016e5af 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
               num_comments = VMenu('controller', NumCommentsMenu))
     def GET_comments(self, article, comment, context, sort, num_comments):
         """Comment page for a given 'article'."""
-        if comment and comment.link_id != article._id:                                         
+        if comment and comment.link_id != article._id:
             return self.abort404()    
 
         if not c.default_sr and c.site._id != article.sr_id: 
             return self.abort404()
+        
+        if not article.subreddit_slow.can_view(c.user):
+            abort(403, 'forbidden')
 
         #check for 304
         self.check_modified(article, 'comments')
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
index b9d20b6b2..b7326b89d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     dict(year=2008)}
   </p>
  %if g.tracker_url:
-  <img alt="innocuous" src="${tracking.gen_url()}"/>
+  <img alt="" src="${tracking.gen_url()}"/>
  %endif
 </div>