diff --git a/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentInsertingVisitor.java b/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentInsertingVisitor.java
index ac1cf289d..2b85b5d23 100644
--- a/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentInsertingVisitor.java
+++ b/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentInsertingVisitor.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 public class CommentInsertingVisitor extends ClassVisitor {
 	private final ClassComments comments;
 	private final ClassPathNode classPath;
+	private int insertions;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param comments
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ public CommentInsertingVisitor(@Nonnull ClassComments comments, @Nonnull ClassPa
 		this.classPath = classPath;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Number of inserted comment annotations.
+	 */
+	public int getInsertions() {
+		return insertions;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void visit(int version, int access, String name, String signature, String superName, String[] interfaces) {
 		super.visit(version, access, name, signature, superName, interfaces);
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ public void visit(int version, int access, String name, String signature, String
 		if (comment != null) {
 			CommentKey key = CommentKey.id(classPath);
 			visitAnnotation(key.annotationDescriptor(), true);
+			insertions++;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ public FieldVisitor visitField(int access, String name, String descriptor, Strin
 			if (field != null) {
 				CommentKey key = CommentKey.id(classPath.child(field));
 				fv.visitAnnotation(key.annotationDescriptor(), true);
+				insertions++;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ public MethodVisitor visitMethod(int access, String name, String descriptor, Str
 			if (method != null) {
 				CommentKey key = CommentKey.id(classPath.child(method));
 				mv.visitAnnotation(key.annotationDescriptor(), true);
+				insertions++;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentManager.java b/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentManager.java
index 90ef4b54e..44960ed44 100644
--- a/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentManager.java
+++ b/recaf-core/src/main/java/software/coley/recaf/services/comment/CommentManager.java
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ public byte[] filter(@Nonnull Workspace workspace, @Nonnull JvmClassInfo initial
 				// Adapt with comment annotations.
 				ClassWriter writer = new ClassWriter(0);
 				ClassReader reader = new ClassReader(bytecode);
-				reader.accept(new CommentInsertingVisitor(classComments, classPath, writer), 0);
-				return writer.toByteArray();
+				CommentInsertingVisitor inserter = new CommentInsertingVisitor(classComments, classPath, writer);
+				reader.accept(inserter, 0);
+				if (inserter.getInsertions() > 0)
+					return writer.toByteArray();
+				return bytecode;
 			}
 		};
 		OutputTextFilter keyReplacementFilter = new OutputTextFilter() {