diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
index 2a4771f66620e2..7e39c0fd078f72 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ export default function CollabSidebar() {
 	const { records: threads, totalPages } = useEntityRecords(
 		'root',
 		'comment',
-		queryArgs
+		queryArgs,
+		{ enabled: !! postId && typeof postId === 'number' }
 	);
 
 	const hasMoreComments = totalPages && totalPages > 1;