diff --git a/app/serializers/basic_post_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/basic_post_serializer.rb
index 8969d19a0..70153bca9 100644
--- a/app/serializers/basic_post_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/basic_post_serializer.rb
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ class BasicPostSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
              :cooked_hidden
 
   def name
-    object.user.try(:name)
+    object.user && object.user.name
   end
 
   def username
-    object.user.try(:username)
+    object.user && object.user.username
   end
 
   def avatar_template
-    object.user.try(:avatar_template)
+    object.user && object.user.avatar_template
   end
 
   def cooked_hidden
diff --git a/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
index a10f9dbf6..259c781d2 100644
--- a/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class PostSerializer < BasicPostSerializer
   end
 
   def topic_slug
-    object.try(:topic).try(:slug)
+    object.topic && object.topic.slug
   end
 
   def include_topic_title?