diff --git a/inc/common.php b/inc/common.php
index 46d0002dfdb0d7b77b1d7eee952f391dc4c58b7f..fd54b7fafd76f47c4218968864f40432de25566e 100644
--- a/inc/common.php
+++ b/inc/common.php
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ function editorinfo($username){
       case 'username':
       case 'email':
       case 'email_link':
-        $info = $auth->getUserData($username);
+        if($auth) $info = $auth->getUserData($username);
         break;
       default:
         return hsc($username);