From dd89a88cc758e2a94882bc8f97e8b082eceaadf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Dillon <frank@plainblack.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:55:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]

---
 lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index 66b7ae94a..a2dc4e342 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ Returns a URL to the owner's avatar.
 sub getAvatarUrl {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $avatarUrl;
-	return $avatarUrl unless
-		$self->getThread->getParent->getValue("avatarsEnabled");
+	my $parent = $self->getThread->getParent;
+	return undef unless $parent;
+	return $avatarUrl unless $parent->getValue("avatarsEnabled");
 	my $user = WebGUI::User->new($self->session, $self->get('ownerUserId'));
 	#Get avatar field, storage Id.
 	my $storageId = $user->profileField("avatar");