diff --git a/opentech/apply/activity/templates/activity/include/listing_base.html b/opentech/apply/activity/templates/activity/include/listing_base.html
index 8f13bc06b68f315de7e3a96c9ffbdeb9f0d0fa6c..95352d4d922dce15b32b2ffbb69523a802752db1 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/activity/templates/activity/include/listing_base.html
+++ b/opentech/apply/activity/templates/activity/include/listing_base.html
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
                         </a>
                     </p>
                 {% endif %}
-                {% if activity.edited %}
-                    <p class="feed__meta-item feed__meta-item--last-edited">(Last edited: <span class="js-last-edited">{{ activity.edited|date:"Y-m-d H:i" }}</span>)</p>
-                {% endif %}
+                <p class="feed__meta-item feed__meta-item--last-edited" {% if not activity.edited %} hidden {% endif %}>
+                    (Last edited: <span class="js-last-edited">{{ activity.edited|date:"Y-m-d H:i" }}</span>)
+                </p>
             {% endif %}
 
             {% if activity.private %}
diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
index c7245e2e8fc698fe5ba51e6fe30ebcb4f75660a7..3b7c3d88d3283c98bfad623468bb89a495e61d0d 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     const updateLastEdited = (el, date) => {
         const parsedDate = new Date(date).toISOString().split('T')[0];
         const time = new Date(date).toLocaleTimeString([], {hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
-
+        $(el).closest(feedContent).find(lastEdited).parent().attr('hidden', false);
         $(el).closest(feedContent).find(lastEdited).html(`${parsedDate} ${time}`);
     };