diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/settings.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/settings.py
index 6317dbc79853..4e93ceec354d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/settings.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/settings.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 else:
     SERVICE_HOST_V2 = 'http://localhost:8000'
 
-PREFIX_V2 = SERVICE_HOST_V2 + '/api/v1'
+PREFIX_V2 = SERVICE_HOST_V2 + '/forum/forum_proxy/api/v1'
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/utils.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/utils.py
index 585e80264e14..92a647bdc15c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/comment_client/utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, raw=False,
         timeout=config.connection_timeout
     )
 
-    if method == 'get':
+    if method == "get":
         forum_v2_url = _get_forum_v2_url(url)
         response_v2 = requests.request(
             method,
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ def perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, raw=False,
             data=data,
             params=params,
             headers=headers,
-            timeout=config.connection_timeout
+            timeout=config.connection_timeout,
         )
-        if response_v2 != response:
-            log.error(f"Forum v2 diff for endpoint {url} with params={params}. \
-                    Expected: {response}. Got: {response_v2}.")
+        log.info(f"requested forum v1 url: {url}")
+        log.info(f"requested forum v2 url: {forum_v2_url}")
+        if response_v2.json() != response.json():
+            log.error(
+                f"Forum v2 difference, for endpoint {url} with params={params}. \
+                    Expected: {response.json()}. Got: {response_v2.json()}."
+            )
 
     metric_tags.append(f'status_code:{response.status_code}')
     status_code = int(response.status_code)