diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index c4b447f7ca..1bcdac57bf 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ define(['notifications', 'chat'], function(Notifications, Chat) {
 	Chat.prepareDOM();
 	translator.prepareDOM();
 
-	function updateUnreadCount(count) {
+	function updateUnreadCount(err, count) {
 		$('#unread-count').toggleClass('unread-count', count > 0);
 		$('#unread-count').attr('data-content', count > 20 ? '20+' : count);
 	}
diff --git a/public/src/forum/users.js b/public/src/forum/users.js
index 611c71436f..28bc10a67b 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/users.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/users.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define(function() {
 		socket.on('user.isOnline', function(err, data) {
 			if(getActiveSection() == 'online' && !loadingMoreUsers) {
 				startLoading('users:online', 0, true);
-				socket.emit('user.getOnlineAnonCount', {} , function(anonCount) {
+				socket.emit('user.getOnlineAnonCount', {} , function(err, anonCount) {
 					if(parseInt(anonCount, 10) > 0) {
 						$('#users-container .anon-user').removeClass('hide');
 						$('#online_anon_count').html(anonCount);
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 1237f418b9..b629d1a648 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ SocketUser.getOnlineUsers = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketUser.getOnlineAnonCount = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	callback(module.parent.exports.getOnlineAnonCount());
+	callback(null, module.parent.exports.getOnlineAnonCount());
 };
 
 SocketUser.getUnreadCount = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	topics.getUnreadTids(socket.uid, 0, 19, function(err, tids) {
-		callback(tids.length);
+		callback(err, tids?tids.length:0);
 	});
 };
 
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ SocketUser.loadMore = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		end = start + 19;
 
 	user.getUsers(data.set, start, end, function(err, data) {
-		if (err) {
-			winston.err(err);
-		} else {
-			callback({
-				users: data
-			});
+		if(err) {
+			return callback(err);
 		}
+
+		callback(null, {
+			users: data
+		});
 	});
 };