diff --git a/views/_news.erb b/views/_news.erb
index 1f6815ed..fa6900f4 100644
--- a/views/_news.erb
+++ b/views/_news.erb
@@ -10,21 +10,23 @@
 <script src="/js/news/event.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/news/site.js"></script>
 
-<% follow_events = site.newest_follows %>
-<% unless follow_events.empty? %>
-  <div class="news-item follow">
-    <div class="icon"><a href="/site/<%= site.username %>" title="<%= site.username %>" class="avatar" style="background-image: url(<%= site.screenshot_url 'index.html', '50x50' %>);"></a></div>
+<% if defined?(site) %>
+  <% follow_events = site.newest_follows %>
+  <% unless follow_events.empty? %>
+    <div class="news-item follow">
+      <div class="icon"><a href="/site/<%= site.username %>" title="<%= site.username %>" class="avatar" style="background-image: url(<%= site.screenshot_url 'index.html', '50x50' %>);"></a></div>
 
-    <div class="text">
-      <strong>New Followers</strong>
-    </div>
+      <div class="text">
+        <strong>New Followers</strong>
+      </div>
 
-    <div class="content">
-      <% follow_events.first.site.newest_follows.each_with_index do |event,i| %>
-        <a href="/site/<%= event.actioning_site.username %>" class="user" title="<%= event.actioning_site.title %>"><i class="fa fa-user"><% if event.actioning_site.supporter? %><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><% end %></i><%= event.actioning_site.username %></a><% unless follow_events.length == i+1 %>, <% end %>
-      <% end %>
+      <div class="content">
+        <% follow_events.first.site.newest_follows.each_with_index do |event,i| %>
+          <a href="/site/<%= event.actioning_site.username %>" class="user" title="<%= event.actioning_site.title %>"><i class="fa fa-user"><% if event.actioning_site.supporter? %><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><% end %></i><%= event.actioning_site.username %></a><% unless follow_events.length == i+1 %>, <% end %>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
+  <% end %>
 <% end %>
 
 <% events.each do |event| %>