diff --git a/Conduit/Conduit.Web/Articles/Services/CommentsDataService.cs b/Conduit/Conduit.Web/Articles/Services/CommentsDataService.cs
index 816c7d5e12..93fbe0e8ef 100644
--- a/Conduit/Conduit.Web/Articles/Services/CommentsDataService.cs
+++ b/Conduit/Conduit.Web/Articles/Services/CommentsDataService.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ public class CommentsDataService : ICommentsDataService
     private readonly IConduitCommentsCollectionProvider _commentsCollectionProvider;
 
     // a virtual method so it can be overridden by a testing class if necessary
+#if DEBUG
+    protected virtual QueryScanConsistency ScanConsistency => QueryScanConsistency.RequestPlus;
+#else
     protected virtual QueryScanConsistency ScanConsistency => QueryScanConsistency.NotBounded;
+#endif
 
     public static string GetCommentsKey(string articleKey) => $"{articleKey}::comments";