diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Html.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Html.php
index 60bd7757..7bd1b31d 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Html.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Html.php
@@ -345,8 +345,9 @@ class Html extends BaseReader
                 $sheet->getComment($column . $row)
                     ->getText()
                     ->createTextRun($child->textContent);
+            } else {
+                $this->processDomElement($child, $sheet, $row, $column, $cellContent);
             }
-            $this->processDomElement($child, $sheet, $row, $column, $cellContent);
 
             if (isset($this->formats[$child->nodeName])) {
                 $sheet->getStyle($column . $row)->applyFromArray($this->formats[$child->nodeName]);
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Functional/CommentsTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Functional/CommentsTest.php
index d82f7f96..03be3e00 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Functional/CommentsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Functional/CommentsTest.php
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ class CommentsTest extends AbstractFunctional
 
         $commentCoordinate = key($commentsLoaded);
         self::assertSame('E10', $commentCoordinate);
+        self::assertSame('Comment', $sheet->getCell('E10')->getValue());
         $comment = $commentsLoaded[$commentCoordinate];
-        self::assertEquals('Comment to test', (string) $comment);
+        self::assertSame('Comment to test', (string) $comment);
         $commentClone = clone $comment;
         self::assertEquals($comment, $commentClone);
         self::assertNotSame($comment, $commentClone);
@@ -51,5 +52,7 @@ class CommentsTest extends AbstractFunctional
             $comment->setAlignment(Alignment::HORIZONTAL_RIGHT);
             self::assertEquals(Alignment::HORIZONTAL_RIGHT, $comment->getAlignment());
         }
+        $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+        $reloadedSpreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
     }
 }