diff --git a/public/src/client/footer.js b/public/src/client/footer.js
index ebf023cb57..73c6a775f2 100644
--- a/public/src/client/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/client/footer.js
@@ -58,15 +58,17 @@ define('forum/footer', [
 				var unreadUnrepliedTopicCount = parseInt($('a[href="' + config.relative_path + '/unread?filter=unreplied"].navigation-link i').attr('data-content'), 10) + 1;
 				updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread?filter=unreplied', unreadUnrepliedTopicCount);
 			}
-			socket.emit('topics.isFollowed', post.topic.tid, function (err, isFollowed) {
-				if (err) {
-					return app.alertError(err.message);
-				}
-				if (isFollowed) {
-					var unreadWatchedTopicCount = parseInt($('a[href="' + config.relative_path + '/unread?filter=watched"].navigation-link i').attr('data-content'), 10) + 1;
-					updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread?filter=watched', unreadWatchedTopicCount);
-				}
-			});
+			if ($('a[href="' + config.relative_path + '/unread?filter=watched"].navigation-link i').length) {
+				socket.emit('topics.isFollowed', post.topic.tid, function (err, isFollowed) {
+					if (err) {
+						return app.alertError(err.message);
+					}
+					if (isFollowed) {
+						var unreadWatchedTopicCount = parseInt($('a[href="' + config.relative_path + '/unread?filter=watched"].navigation-link i').attr('data-content'), 10) + 1;
+						updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread?filter=watched', unreadWatchedTopicCount);
+					}
+				});
+			}
 		}
 
 		function markTopicsUnread(tid) {
@@ -96,5 +98,7 @@ define('forum/footer', [
 	socket.on('event:unread.updateCount', updateUnreadCounters);
 	socket.on('event:unread.updateChatCount', updateUnreadChatCount);
 
-	initUnreadTopics();
+	if (app.user.uid > 0) {
+		initUnreadTopics();
+	}
 });