diff --git a/app/models/post_archive.rb b/app/models/post_archive.rb
index 5430a2509..4438b7fd3 100644
--- a/app/models/post_archive.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_archive.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class PostArchive < ActiveRecord::Base
       :removed_tags => removed_tags
     }
 
+    return delta if post.nil?
+
     latest_tags = post.tag_array
     latest_tags << "rating:#{post.rating}" if post.rating.present?
     latest_tags << "parent:#{post.parent_id}" if post.parent_id.present?