diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 0b8699c3c..d9089e4e3 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
         = @person.url
 
     
-    %h1.pinched
-      %span
-        = "\"#{@latest_status_message.message}\""
-      %span="posted: #{how_long_ago(@latest_status_message)}"
+    - unless @latest_status_message.nil?
+      %h1.pinched
+        %span
+          = "\"#{@latest_status_message.message}\""
+        %span="posted: #{how_long_ago(@latest_status_message)}"