diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 2c521d004..af0e1aa58 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 						
 						{% endif %}
 						
-						{% if v.admin_level >= 2 %}<a href="/votes?link={{c.fullname}}" class="btn caction nobackground px-1 text-muted"><i class="fas fa-arrows-v"></i>Votes</a>{% endif %}
+						{% if v and v.admin_level >= 2 %}<a href="/votes?link={{c.fullname}}" class="btn caction nobackground px-1 text-muted"><i class="fas fa-arrows-v"></i>Votes</a>{% endif %}
 						
 						<a class="btn caction nobackground px-1 text-muted" href="{{c.permalink}}"><i class="fas fa-book-open"></i>Context</a>
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 			<div class="modal-body">
 				<ul class="list-group comment-actions">
 
-					{% if v.admin_level >= 2 %}<a href="/votes?link={{c.fullname}}"><li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-arrows-v mr-2"></i>Votes</li></a>{% endif %}
+					{% if v and v.admin_level >= 2 %}<a href="/votes?link={{c.fullname}}"><li class="list-group-item"><i class="fas fa-arrows-v mr-2"></i>Votes</li></a>{% endif %}
 
 					<a class="list-group-item" href="{{c.permalink}}"><i class="fas fa-book-open mr-2"></i>Context</a>