diff --git a/database/database.py b/database/database.py
index d0ba707c0c843ff343471dcb9081f7a539a3d3a3..635677a7107c782c42216a16d01926b6d70828b6 100644
--- a/database/database.py
+++ b/database/database.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class User(mongo.Document):
 
 class Reply(mongo.EmbeddedDocument):
     replier_id = mongo.StringField(max_length=20, required =True)
+    replier_name = mongo.StringField(required=True)
     reply_text = mongo.StringField(required=True)
+    date = mongo.DateTimeField(default= datetime.utcnow)
 
 class Comment(mongo.Document):
     commenter_id = mongo.StringField(max_length=20, required=True)
diff --git a/modules/comment.py b/modules/comment.py
index f5fe31b924ed68815acb56af19f23b2c90770fd4..47871bf7e3f562ec41242d02d403df71c900972f 100644
--- a/modules/comment.py
+++ b/modules/comment.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def add_reply(user):
             "status":401,
             "message":"Unauthorized reply"
         })
-    comment.update(reply=db.Reply(replier_id = user.id, reply_text=reply_text))
+    comment.update(reply=db.Reply(replier_id = user.id, replier_name= user.name, reply_text=reply_text))
     return jsonify({
         "status":200,
         "message":"Reply added successfully"