diff --git a/scrapling/parser.py b/scrapling/parser.py
index d117b23..a517112 100644
--- a/scrapling/parser.py
+++ b/scrapling/parser.py
@@ -188,17 +188,21 @@ class Adaptor(SelectorsGeneration):
         """Get text content of the element"""
         if not self.__text:
             if self.__keep_comments:
-                # If use chose to keep comments, remove comments from text
-                # Escape lxml default behaviour and remove comments like this `<span>CONDITION: <!-- -->Excellent</span>`
-                # This issue is present in parsel/scrapy as well so no need to repeat it here so the user can run regex on the full text.
-                code = self.html_content
-                parser = html.HTMLParser(
-                    recover=True, remove_blank_text=True, remove_comments=True, encoding=self.encoding,
-                    compact=True, huge_tree=self.__huge_tree_enabled, default_doctype=True
-                )
-                fragment_root = html.fragment_fromstring(code, parser=parser)
-                self.__text = TextHandler(fragment_root.text)
+                if not self.children:
+                    # If use chose to keep comments, remove comments from text
+                    # Escape lxml default behaviour and remove comments like this `<span>CONDITION: <!-- -->Excellent</span>`
+                    # This issue is present in parsel/scrapy as well so no need to repeat it here so the user can run regex on the full text.
+                    code = self.html_content
+                    parser = html.HTMLParser(
+                        recover=True, remove_blank_text=True, remove_comments=True, encoding=self.encoding,
+                        compact=True, huge_tree=self.__huge_tree_enabled, default_doctype=True
+                    )
+                    fragment_root = html.fragment_fromstring(code, parser=parser)
+                    self.__text = TextHandler(fragment_root.text)
+                else:
+                    self.__text = TextHandler(self._root.text)
             else:
+                # If user already chose to not keep comments then all is good
                 self.__text = TextHandler(self._root.text)
         return self.__text