diff --git a/app/Models/Boards/BoardComment.php b/app/Models/Boards/BoardComment.php
index 6aa5321..43b965c 100644
--- a/app/Models/Boards/BoardComment.php
+++ b/app/Models/Boards/BoardComment.php
@@ -38,4 +38,12 @@ public function children()
     {
         return $this->hasMany(BoardComment::class, 'parent_id')->where('status', 'active');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Alias for children() - used by PostService eager loading
+     */
+    public function replies()
+    {
+        return $this->children();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/Boards/PostService.php b/app/Services/Boards/PostService.php
index 3e61dd9..e6985fb 100644
--- a/app/Services/Boards/PostService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Boards/PostService.php
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ public function getComments(int $postId): Collection
         return BoardComment::where('post_id', $postId)
             ->whereNull('parent_id')
             ->where('status', 'active')
-            ->with('replies')
+            ->with(['user', 'replies.user'])
             ->orderBy('created_at')
             ->get();
     }
@@ -585,7 +585,9 @@ public function createComment(int $postId, array $data): BoardComment
         $data['ip_address'] = request()->ip();
         $data['status'] = 'active';
 
-        return BoardComment::create($data);
+        $comment = BoardComment::create($data);
+
+        return $comment->load('user');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ public function updateComment(int $commentId, array $data): ?BoardComment
 
         $comment->update($data);
 
-        return $comment->fresh();
+        return $comment->fresh('user');
     }
 
     /**