diff --git a/app/views/users/_user_message_forum.html.erb b/app/views/users/_user_message_forum.html.erb
index 4544fd651..5d6c5bcad 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_user_message_forum.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_user_message_forum.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if ma.class == MemoMessage %>
-    <% if ma.memo_type == "Memo" && ma.memo %>
+    <% if ma.memo_type == "Memo" && !ma.memo.nil? && !ma.memo.author.nil? %>
         <ul class="homepageNewsList fl">
           <li class="homepageNewsPortrait fl">
             <a href="javascript:void(0);"><%=link_to image_tag(url_to_avatar(ma.memo.author), :width => "30", :height => "30"), user_path(ma.memo.author), :target => '_blank' %></a>