diff --git a/lib/clacks_web/controllers/frontend_controller.ex b/lib/clacks_web/controllers/frontend_controller.ex
index d5d7292..298848a 100644
--- a/lib/clacks_web/controllers/frontend_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/clacks_web/controllers/frontend_controller.ex
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ defmodule ClacksWeb.FrontendController do
           current_user: current_user,
           actor: user.actor,
           statuses_with_actor: statuses_with_actor,
-          following_state: following_state(current_user.actor, user.actor)
+          following_state: following_state(current_user, user.actor)
         })
     end
   end
@@ -305,9 +305,15 @@ defmodule ClacksWeb.FrontendController do
     Repo.one(query)
   end
 
+  @spec following_state(follower :: User.t(), followee :: Actor.t()) ::
+          :following | :not_following | :pending
+  defp following_state(%User{actor: %Actor{} = actor}, followee) do
+    following_state(actor, followee)
+  end
+
   @spec following_state(follower :: Actor.t(), followee :: Actor.t()) ::
           :following | :not_following | :pending
-  defp following_state(follower, followee) do
+  defp following_state(%Actor{} = follower, followee) do
     case follow_activity(follower, followee) do
       %Activity{data: %{"state" => "pending"}} ->
         :pending
@@ -319,4 +325,8 @@ defmodule ClacksWeb.FrontendController do
         :not_following
     end
   end
+
+  defp following_state(_, _) do
+    :not_following
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/clacks_web/templates/frontend/profile.html.eex b/lib/clacks_web/templates/frontend/profile.html.eex
index f7d62fc..b8780f9 100644
--- a/lib/clacks_web/templates/frontend/profile.html.eex
+++ b/lib/clacks_web/templates/frontend/profile.html.eex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="actor-actions">
-  <%= unless @current_user.actor.ap_id == @actor.ap_id do %>
+  <%= unless @current_user == nil || @current_user.actor.ap_id == @actor.ap_id do %>
 
     <%= case @following_state do %>
       <% :not_following -> %>