diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 12991a4ca..1147d3504 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ const api = {
 				throw { name: 'BrewLoad Error', message: 'Brew not found', status: 404, HBErrorCode: '05', accessType: accessType, brewId: id };
 			}
 
-			const userID = accessType === 'edit' ? req.account.username : stub.authors[0];
+			const userID = req?.account?.username && (accessType === 'edit') ? req.account.username : stub.authors[0];
 
 			// Clean up brew: fill in missing fields with defaults / fix old invalid values
 			const userThemes = await getUsersBrewThemes(userID, id);