diff --git a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
index 0493a9610..80bd43b39 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
.span-15.append-1.last
#photo_controls
- -if @additional_photos.length > 1
+ -if @additional_photos && @additional_photos.length > 1
.right
=link_to "← #{t('previous')}", @prev_photo, :rel => 'prefetch', :id => 'photo_show_left'
\/