diff --git a/comment_extractor.go b/comment_extractor.go
index 0088b41..e157837 100644
--- a/comment_extractor.go
+++ b/comment_extractor.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ func ExtractGoComments(base, path string, commentMap map[string]string) error {
 					}
 				case *ast.Field:
 					txt := x.Doc.Text()
+					if txt == "" {
+						txt = x.Comment.Text()
+					}
 					if typ != "" && txt != "" {
 						for _, n := range x.Names {
 							if ast.IsExported(n.String()) {
diff --git a/examples/nested/nested.go b/examples/nested/nested.go
index 886c5cf..bfdceb3 100644
--- a/examples/nested/nested.go
+++ b/examples/nested/nested.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ type (
 	// Plant represents the plants the user might have and serves as a test
 	// of structs inside a `type` set.
 	Plant struct {
-		Variant string `json:"variant" jsonschema:"title=Variant"` // This comment will be ignored
+		Variant string `json:"variant" jsonschema:"title=Variant"` // This comment will be used
+		// Multicellular is true if the plant is multicellular
+		Multicellular bool `json:"multicellular,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=Multicellular"` // This comment will be ignored
 	}
 )
diff --git a/fixtures/go_comments.json b/fixtures/go_comments.json
index 2e675cc..bfe5e61 100644
--- a/fixtures/go_comments.json
+++ b/fixtures/go_comments.json
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@
       "properties": {
         "variant": {
           "type": "string",
-          "title": "Variant"
+          "title": "Variant",
+          "description": "This comment will be used"
+        },
+        "multicellular": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "title": "Multicellular",
+          "description": "Multicellular is true if the plant is multicellular"
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,