diff --git a/mixins/Postable.pixy b/mixins/Postable.pixy
index 41c0623d..5d5a6588 100644
--- a/mixins/Postable.pixy
+++ b/mixins/Postable.pixy
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ component Postable(post arn.Postable, user *arn.User, highlightAuthorID string)
 							Icon("pencil")
 
 				if post.Type() != "Thread"
-					if user.Role == "admin" || user.Role == "editor"
+					if user != nil && (user.Role == "admin" || user.Role == "editor")
 						a.post-tool.post-delete.action(data-action="deletePost", data-trigger="click", data-id=post.ID(), title="Delete")
 							Icon("trash")
+					
 					a.post-tool.post-permalink.ajax(href=post.Link(), title="Permalink")
 						Icon("link")