diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
index 3530a2929fb..9fc50d38dff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ const Topic = RestModel.extend({
 
   @computed('posters.@each')
   lastPoster(posters) {
-    const latest = posters.filter(p => p.extras && p.extras.indexOf("latest") >= 0)[0];
-    return latest.user;
+    if (posters && posters.length > 0) {
+      const latest = posters.filter(p => p.extras && p.extras.indexOf("latest") >= 0)[0];
+      return latest.user;
+    } else {
+      return this.get("creator");
+    }
   },
 
   @computed('fancy_title')