diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 4688ce6723..be1359af08 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 				set = 'tid:' + tid + ':posts:votes';
 			}
 
-			var postIndex = 0,
-				index = 0;
+			var postIndex = 0;
 
 			req.params.post_index = parseInt(req.params.post_index, 10) || 0;
 			if (reverse && req.params.post_index === 1) {
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 					postIndex = Math.max(0, (req.params.post_index || 1) - Math.ceil(settings.postsPerPage / 2));
 				}
 			} else if (!req.query.page) {
+				var index;
 				if (reverse) {
 					index = Math.max(0, postCount - (req.params.post_index || postCount));
 				} else {
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 
 				topicData.pageCount = pageCount;
 				topicData.currentPage = page;
-				topicData.postIndex = postIndex || index || req.params.post_index;
 
 				if (page > 1) {
 					topicData.posts.splice(0, 1);
@@ -153,11 +152,18 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			});
 		},
 		function (topicData, next) {
-			var description = '',
-				idx = topicData.postIndex;
+			function findPost(index) {
+				for(var i=0; i<topicData.posts.length; ++i) {
+					if (parseInt(topicData.posts[i].index, 10) === parseInt(index, 10)) {
+						return topicData.posts[i];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			var description = '';
+			var postAtIndex = findPost(Math.max(0, req.params.post_index - 1));
 
-			if (topicData.posts[idx] && topicData.posts[idx].content) {
-				description = S(topicData.posts[idx].content).stripTags().decodeHTMLEntities().s;
+			if (postAtIndex && postAtIndex.content) {
+				description = S(postAtIndex.content).stripTags().decodeHTMLEntities().s;
 			}
 
 			if (description.length > 255) {
@@ -170,9 +176,9 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			var ogImageUrl = '';
 			if (topicData.thumb) {
 				ogImageUrl = topicData.thumb;
-			} else if(topicData.posts.length && topicData.posts[idx] && topicData.posts[idx].user && topicData.posts[idx].user.picture){
-				ogImageUrl = topicData.posts[idx].user.picture;
-			} else if(meta.config['brand:logo']) {
+			} else if (postAtIndex && postAtIndex.user && postAtIndex.user.picture){
+				ogImageUrl = postAtIndex.user.picture;
+			} else if (meta.config['brand:logo']) {
 				ogImageUrl = meta.config['brand:logo'];
 			} else {
 				ogImageUrl = '/logo.png';