--- comment.module.20061018	2006-10-18 16:14:42.000000000 -0400
+++ comment.module	2006-11-17 21:22:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -587,8 +587,12 @@ function comment_save($edit) {
           // Strip the "/" from the end of the thread.
           $max = rtrim($max, '/');
 
+          // We need to get the value at the correct depth.
+          $parts = explode('.', $max);
+          $firstsegment = $parts[0];
+
           // Finally, build the thread field for this new comment.
-          $thread = int2vancode(vancode2int($max) + 1) .'/';
+          $thread = int2vancode(vancode2int($firstsegment) + 1) .'/';
         }
         else {
           // This is comment with a parent comment: we increase