diff --git a/frontend/page/view_book.templ b/frontend/page/view_book.templ
index 22b9a10..335e2cc 100644
--- a/frontend/page/view_book.templ
+++ b/frontend/page/view_book.templ
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ templ ViewBookPage(user *ds.User, book *ds.Book) {
     <a class="badge badge-soft badge-lg" href={"/books/?topics=" + t.PublicID}>{ t.Name }</a>
     }
 </div>
-if book.Status == ds.EntityStatusApproved || user.IsAdmin {
+if book.Status == ds.EntityStatusApproved || user != nil && user.IsAdmin {
 <p>
     <a href={ "/edit-book/" + book.PublicID } class="link-info">
     @icon.Pencil("mr-1", "w-4", "h-4") Edit ...
     </a>
-    if user.IsAdmin {
+    if user != nil && user.IsAdmin {
     <a class="link-error ml-2 cursor-pointer" @click="confirmDelete()">
         @icon.Trash("mr-1", "w-4", "h-4") Delete
     </a>
diff --git a/frontend/page/view_book_templ.go b/frontend/page/view_book_templ.go
index baf2804..3674d4a 100644
--- a/frontend/page/view_book_templ.go
+++ b/frontend/page/view_book_templ.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func ViewBookPage(user *ds.User, book *ds.Book) templ.Component {
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		if book.Status == ds.EntityStatusApproved || user.IsAdmin {
+		if book.Status == ds.EntityStatusApproved || user != nil && user.IsAdmin {
 			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 32, "<p><a href=\"")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func ViewBookPage(user *ds.User, book *ds.Book) templ.Component {
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			if user.IsAdmin {
+			if user != nil && user.IsAdmin {
 				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 35, "<a class=\"link-error ml-2 cursor-pointer\" @click=\"confirmDelete()\">")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err