diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index ee8b93286..05138abfe 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
       if CurrentUser.safe_mode?
         tags = "#{tags} rating:s".strip
       end
-      if CurrentUser.hide_deleted_posts?
+      if CurrentUser.user && CurrentUser.hide_deleted_posts?
         tags = "#{tags} -status:deleted".strip
       end