diff --git a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
index a3d7e74d..063cf8f7 100644
--- a/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Author/AuthorBadge/AuthorBadge.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const AuthorBadge = (props: Props) => {
               </Match>
               <Match when={props.author?.stat && props.author?.stat.shouts > 0}>
                 <div class={styles.bio}>
-                  {t('PublicationsWithCount', { count: props.author.stat?.shouts ?? 0 })}
+                  {t('PublicationsWithCount', { count: props.author?.stat.shouts ?? 0 })}
                 </div>
               </Match>
             </Switch>
diff --git a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
index a4ccd348..9f7f712e 100644
--- a/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Topic/TopicBadge/TopicBadge.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const TopicBadge = (props: Props) => {
               when={props.topic.body}
               fallback={
                 <div class={styles.description}>
-                  {t('PublicationsWithCount', { count: props.topic.stat.shouts ?? 0 })}
+                  {t('PublicationsWithCount', { count: props.topic?.stat?.shouts ?? 0 })}
                 </div>
               }
             >