diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index b094cf5426..8596803ca2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			}, next);
 		},
 		function (results, next) {
-
 			userPrivileges = results.privileges;
 
 			if (userPrivileges.disabled) {
diff --git a/src/privileges/helpers.js b/src/privileges/helpers.js
index 72afd32aae..e4f765057f 100644
--- a/src/privileges/helpers.js
+++ b/src/privileges/helpers.js
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ helpers.hasEnoughReputationFor = function(privilege, uid, callback) {
 					return callback(null, true);
 				}
 			}
+
+			// Does not satisfy any of those thresholds?
+			return callback(null, false);
 		} else {
 			callback(null, reputation >= parseInt(meta.config[privilege], 10));
 		}
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index b1bfcdeeaa..d90d6aefde 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 						}
 
 						pids = topicData.mainPid ? [topicData.mainPid].concat(pids) : pids;
+
 						if (!pids.length) {
 							return next(null, []);
 						}
@@ -277,18 +278,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 						});
 					});
  				},
-				category: function(next) {
-					Topics.getCategoryData(tid, next);
-				},
-				threadTools: function(next) {
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.thread_tools', [], next);
-				},
-				tags: function(next) {
-					Topics.getTopicTagsObjects(tid, next);
-				},
-				isFollowing: function(next) {
-					Topics.isFollowing(tid, uid, next);
-				}
+				category: async.apply(Topics.getCategoryData, tid),
+				threadTools: async.apply(plugins.fireHook, 'filter:topic.thread_tools', []),
+				tags: async.apply(Topics.getTopicTagsObjects, tid),
+				isFollowing: async.apply(Topics.isFollowing, tid, uid)
 			}, function(err, results) {
 				if (err) {
 					return callback(err);