diff --git a/app/views/admin/tickets/_response.html.erb b/app/views/admin/tickets/_response.html.erb
index 6e260de..1513573 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/tickets/_response.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/tickets/_response.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="ticket-response-meta">
     <div class="ticket-response-author">
       <% user = User.find(response.response_by) rescue nil %>
-      <% if user.member_profile.avatar.nil? || user.member_profile.avatar.thumb.url == "thumb_person.png"
+      <% if user.nil? || user.member_profile.avatar.nil? || user.member_profile.avatar.thumb.url == "thumb_person.png"
             avatar = "/assets/thumb_person.png"
           else
             avatar = user.member_profile.avatar.thumb.url