diff --git a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PublishBskyPostBlock.tsx b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PublishBskyPostBlock.tsx
index 75855d56..914c082e 100644
--- a/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PublishBskyPostBlock.tsx
+++ b/app/lish/[did]/[publication]/[rkey]/PublishBskyPostBlock.tsx
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ export const PubBlueskyPostBlock = (props: {
           {post.author && record && (
             <>
               <div className="bskyAuthor w-full flex items-center gap-2">
-                <img
-                  src={post.author?.avatar}
-                  alt={`${post.author?.displayName}'s avatar`}
-                  className="shink-0 w-8 h-8 rounded-full border border-border-light"
-                />
+                {post.author.avatar && (
+                  <img
+                    src={post.author?.avatar}
+                    alt={`${post.author?.displayName}'s avatar`}
+                    className="shink-0 w-8 h-8 rounded-full border border-border-light"
+                  />
+                )}
                 <div className="grow flex flex-col gap-0.5 leading-tight">
                   <div className=" font-bold text-secondary">
                     {post.author?.displayName}
@@ -122,14 +124,17 @@ export const PubBlueskyPostBlock = (props: {
 
 const ClientDate = (props: { date?: string }) => {
   let pageLoaded = useInitialPageLoad();
-  const formattedDate = useLocalizedDate(props.date || new Date().toISOString(), {
-    month: "short",
-    day: "numeric",
-    year: "numeric",
-    hour: "numeric",
-    minute: "numeric",
-    hour12: true,
-  });
+  const formattedDate = useLocalizedDate(
+    props.date || new Date().toISOString(),
+    {
+      month: "short",
+      day: "numeric",
+      year: "numeric",
+      hour: "numeric",
+      minute: "numeric",
+      hour12: true,
+    },
+  );
 
   if (!pageLoaded) return null;
 
diff --git a/components/Blocks/BlueskyPostBlock/BlueskyEmbed.tsx b/components/Blocks/BlueskyPostBlock/BlueskyEmbed.tsx
index 214575bc..68873ded 100644
--- a/components/Blocks/BlueskyPostBlock/BlueskyEmbed.tsx
+++ b/components/Blocks/BlueskyPostBlock/BlueskyEmbed.tsx
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@ export const BlueskyEmbed = (props: {
             className={`flex flex-col gap-1 relative w-full overflow-hidden sm:p-3 p-2 text-xs  block-border`}
           >
             <div className="bskyAuthor w-full flex items-center gap-1">
-              <img
-                src={record.author?.avatar}
-                alt={`${record.author?.displayName}'s avatar`}
-                className="shink-0 w-6 h-6 rounded-full border border-border-light"
-              />
+              {record.author.avatar && (
+                <img
+                  src={record.author?.avatar}
+                  alt={`${record.author?.displayName}'s avatar`}
+                  className="shink-0 w-6 h-6 rounded-full border border-border-light"
+                />
+              )}
               <div className=" font-bold text-secondary">
                 {record.author?.displayName}
               </div>