diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/post/ParsePost.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/post/ParsePost.java
index 7c46ec93..b090b328 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/post/ParsePost.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/post/ParsePost.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class ParsePost {
         boolean nsfw = post.getBoolean("nsfw");
         boolean locked = post.getBoolean("locked");
         boolean saved = data.getBoolean("saved");
-        String distinguished = (creator.getBoolean("admin") ? "admin" : "");
+        String distinguished = creator.optBoolean("admin") ? "admin" : "";
         String suggestedSort = "";
         ArrayList<Post.Preview> previews = new ArrayList<>();
         if (!post.isNull("thumbnail_url")) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/user/ParseUserData.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/user/ParseUserData.java
index 1836dfae..8bfa4247 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/user/ParseUserData.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/toldi/infinityforlemmy/user/ParseUserData.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ParseUserData {
         boolean isBot = personJson.getBoolean("bot_account");
         boolean isBanned = personJson.getBoolean("banned");
         boolean isLocal = personJson.getBoolean("local");
-        boolean isAdmin = personJson.getBoolean("admin");
+        boolean isAdmin = personJson.optBoolean("admin");
         boolean isDeleted = personJson.getBoolean("deleted");
 
         String description = "";