diff --git a/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py b/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
index 7cfbdbc7..0d59584b 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/plugin/models.py
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@
 
 
 def get_comment(
-    proto_file: "FileDescriptorProto", path: List[int], indent: int = 4
+    proto_file: "FileDescriptorProto",
+    path: List[int],
 ) -> str:
-    pad = " " * indent
     for sci_loc in proto_file.source_code_info.location:
         if list(sci_loc.path) == path:
             all_comments = list(sci_loc.leading_detached_comments)
@@ -176,12 +176,7 @@ def get_comment(
             # We don't add this space to the generated file.
             lines = [line[1:] if line and line[0] == " " else line for line in lines]
 
-            # This is a field, message, enum, service, or method
-            if len(lines) == 1 and len(lines[0]) < 79 - indent - 6:
-                return f'{pad}"""{lines[0]}"""'
-            else:
-                joined = f"\n{pad}".join(lines)
-                return f'{pad}"""\n{pad}{joined}\n{pad}"""'
+            return "\n".join(lines)
 
     return ""
 
@@ -192,7 +187,6 @@ class ProtoContentBase:
     source_file: FileDescriptorProto
     typing_compiler: TypingCompiler
     path: List[int]
-    comment_indent: int = 4
     parent: Union["betterproto.Message", "OutputTemplate"]
 
     __dataclass_fields__: Dict[str, object]
@@ -225,9 +219,7 @@ def comment(self) -> str:
         """Crawl the proto source code and retrieve comments
         for this object.
         """
-        return get_comment(
-            proto_file=self.source_file, path=self.path, indent=self.comment_indent
-        )
+        return get_comment(proto_file=self.source_file, path=self.path)
 
     @property
     def deprecated(self) -> bool:
@@ -444,7 +436,7 @@ def ready(self) -> None:
         # Check for new imports
         self.add_imports_to(self.output_file)
 
-    def get_field_string(self, indent: int = 4) -> str:
+    def get_field_string(self) -> str:
         """Construct string representation of this field as a field."""
         name = f"{self.py_name}"
         annotations = f": {self.annotation}"
@@ -727,7 +719,6 @@ class ServiceMethodCompiler(ProtoContentBase):
     parent: ServiceCompiler
     proto_obj: MethodDescriptorProto
     path: List[int] = PLACEHOLDER
-    comment_indent: int = 8
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # Add method to service
diff --git a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2 b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
index 7517def7..44b09f02 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
+++ b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 {% if output_file.enums %}{% for _, enum in output_file.enums|dictsort(by="key") %}
 class {{ enum.py_name }}(betterproto.Enum):
     {% if enum.comment %}
-{{ enum.comment }}
-
+    """
+    {{ enum.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
     {% endif %}
+
     {% for entry in enum.entries %}
     {{ entry.name }} = {{ entry.value }}
-        {% if entry.comment %}
-{{ entry.comment }}
+    {% if entry.comment %}
+    """
+    {{ entry.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
+    {% endif %}
 
-        {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
 
     {% if output_file.pydantic_dataclasses %}
@@ -30,16 +34,20 @@ class {{ enum.py_name }}(betterproto.Enum):
 {% endif %}
 class {{ message.py_name }}(betterproto.Message):
     {% if message.comment %}
-{{ message.comment }}
-
+    """
+    {{ message.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
     {% endif %}
+
     {% for field in message.fields %}
     {{ field.get_field_string() }}
-        {% if field.comment %}
-{{ field.comment }}
-
-        {% endif %}
+    {% if field.comment %}
+    """
+    {{ field.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
+    {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
+
     {% if not message.fields %}
     pass
     {% endif %}
@@ -66,11 +74,13 @@ class {{ message.py_name }}(betterproto.Message):
 {% for _, service in output_file.services|dictsort(by="key") %}
 class {{ service.py_name }}Stub(betterproto.ServiceStub):
     {% if service.comment %}
-{{ service.comment }}
-
+    """
+    {{ service.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
     {% elif not service.methods %}
     pass
     {% endif %}
+
     {% for method in service.methods %}
     async def {{ method.py_name }}(self
         {%- if not method.client_streaming -%}
@@ -86,13 +96,15 @@ class {{ service.py_name }}Stub(betterproto.ServiceStub):
             , metadata: {{ output_file.typing_compiler.optional('"MetadataLike"') }} = None
             ) -> "{% if method.server_streaming %}{{ output_file.typing_compiler.async_iterator(method.py_output_message_type ) }}{% else %}{{ method.py_output_message_type }}{% endif %}":
         {% if method.comment %}
-{{ method.comment }}
-
+        """
+        {{ method.comment | indent(8) }}
+        """
         {% endif %}
+
         {% if method.proto_obj.options and method.proto_obj.options.deprecated %}
         warnings.warn("{{ service.py_name }}.{{ method.py_name }} is deprecated", DeprecationWarning)
-
         {% endif %}
+
         {% if method.server_streaming %}
             {% if method.client_streaming %}
         async for response in self._stream_stream(
@@ -150,8 +162,9 @@ class {{ service.py_name }}Stub(betterproto.ServiceStub):
 {% for _, service in output_file.services|dictsort(by="key") %}
 class {{ service.py_name }}Base(ServiceBase):
     {% if service.comment %}
-{{ service.comment }}
-
+    """
+    {{ service.comment | indent(4) }}
+    """
     {% endif %}
 
     {% for method in service.methods %}
@@ -164,9 +177,11 @@ class {{ service.py_name }}Base(ServiceBase):
         {%- endif -%}
             ) -> {% if method.server_streaming %}{{ output_file.typing_compiler.async_iterator(method.py_output_message_type) }}{% else %}"{{ method.py_output_message_type }}"{% endif %}:
         {% if method.comment %}
-{{ method.comment }}
-
+        """
+        {{ method.comment | indent(8) }}
+        """
         {% endif %}
+
         raise grpclib.GRPCError(grpclib.const.Status.UNIMPLEMENTED)
         {% if method.server_streaming %}
         yield {{ method.py_output_message_type }}()
diff --git a/tests/inputs/nestedtwice/test_nestedtwice.py b/tests/inputs/nestedtwice/test_nestedtwice.py
index 606467c2..ca0557a7 100644
--- a/tests/inputs/nestedtwice/test_nestedtwice.py
+++ b/tests/inputs/nestedtwice/test_nestedtwice.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
     ],
 )
 def test_comment(cls, expected_comment):
-    assert cls.__doc__ == expected_comment
+    assert cls.__doc__.strip() == expected_comment