diff --git a/lib/figlet.coffee b/lib/figlet.coffee
index 1b9499a..c7f14f6 100644
--- a/lib/figlet.coffee
+++ b/lib/figlet.coffee
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ module.exports =
     # Then, for the remaining string, we'll check whether there's a comment
     # or not
     scope = editor.scopeDescriptorForBufferPosition([start.row, 0])
-    {commentStartString, commentEndString} = editor.languageMode.commentStartAndEndStringsForScope?(scope) ? editor.getCommentStrings(scope)
+    {commentStartString, commentEndString} = (
+        editor.languageMode.commentStartAndEndStringsForScope?(scope) ?
+        editor.getCommentStrings?(scope) ?
+        editor.getScopedSettingsDelegate().getCommentStrings(scope)
+    )
 
     if commentStartString?
       commentStartRegexString = escapeRegExp(commentStartString).replace(/(\s+)$/, '')