diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 395dfc81..2b77a3f6 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -199,10 +199,12 @@ const PostInfo = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles, isHidden }:
         )}
       </span>
       <PostMenuDesktop post={post} />
-      {replyCount > 0 &&
+      {cid &&
         parentCid &&
         replies &&
-        replies.map((reply: Comment, index: number) => reply?.parentCid === cid && <ReplyQuotePreview key={index} isBacklinkReply={true} backlinkReply={reply} />)}
+        replies.map(
+          (reply: Comment, index: number) => reply?.parentCid === cid && reply?.cid && <ReplyQuotePreview key={index} isBacklinkReply={true} backlinkReply={reply} />,
+        )}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index d89ebc68..b5280bba 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -172,15 +172,17 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({ openReplyModal, post, postReplyCount = 0, roles }: P
 };
 
 const ReplyBacklinks = ({ post }: PostProps) => {
-  const { cid, parentCid, replyCount } = post || {};
+  const { cid, parentCid } = post || {};
   const replies = useReplies(post);
 
   return (
-    replyCount > 0 &&
+    cid &&
     parentCid &&
     replies && (
       <div className={styles.mobileReplyBacklinks}>
-        {replies.map((reply: Comment, index: number) => reply?.parentCid === cid && <ReplyQuotePreview key={index} isBacklinkReply={true} backlinkReply={reply} />)}
+        {replies.map(
+          (reply: Comment, index: number) => reply?.parentCid === cid && reply?.cid && <ReplyQuotePreview key={index} isBacklinkReply={true} backlinkReply={reply} />,
+        )}
       </div>
     )
   );
diff --git a/src/components/reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview.tsx b/src/components/reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview.tsx
index 6df42524..5e5d5b39 100644
--- a/src/components/reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const DesktopQuotePreview = ({ backlinkReply, quotelinkReply, isBacklinkReply, i
         onMouseOver={() => handleMouseOver(quotelinkReply?.cid)}
         onMouseLeave={() => handleMouseLeave(quotelinkReply?.cid)}
       >
-        {`c/${quotelinkReply?.shortCid}`}
+        {quotelinkReply?.shortCid && `c/${quotelinkReply?.shortCid}`}
         {quotelinkReply?.author?.address === account?.author?.address && ' (You)'}
       </Link>
       <br />
@@ -200,11 +200,13 @@ const MobileQuotePreview = ({ backlinkReply, quotelinkReply, isBacklinkReply, is
         onMouseOver={() => handleMouseOver(backlinkReply?.cid)}
         onMouseLeave={() => handleMouseLeave(backlinkReply?.cid)}
       >
-        c/{backlinkReply?.shortCid}{' '}
+        {backlinkReply?.shortCid && `c/${backlinkReply?.shortCid}`}
       </span>
-      <Link to={`/p/${backlinkReply?.subplebbitAddress}/c/${backlinkReply?.cid}`} className={styles.backlinkHash}>
-        #
-      </Link>
+      {backlinkReply?.shortCid && (
+        <Link to={`/p/${backlinkReply?.subplebbitAddress}/c/${backlinkReply?.cid}`} className={styles.backlinkHash}>
+          #
+        </Link>
+      )}
       {hoveredCid === backlinkReply?.cid &&
         outOfViewCid === backlinkReply?.cid &&
         createPortal(
@@ -226,14 +228,15 @@ const MobileQuotePreview = ({ backlinkReply, quotelinkReply, isBacklinkReply, is
         onMouseOver={() => handleMouseOver(quotelinkReply?.cid)}
         onMouseLeave={() => handleMouseLeave(quotelinkReply?.cid)}
       >
-        c/{quotelinkReply?.shortCid}
+        {quotelinkReply?.shortCid && `c/${quotelinkReply?.shortCid}`}
         {quotelinkReply?.author?.address === account?.author?.address && ' (You)'}
       </span>
-      <Link className={styles.quoteLink} to={`/p/${quotelinkReply?.subplebbitAddress}/c/${quotelinkReply?.cid}`}>
-        {' '}
-        #
-      </Link>
-      <br />
+      {quotelinkReply?.shortCid && (
+        <Link className={styles.quoteLink} to={`/p/${quotelinkReply?.subplebbitAddress}/c/${quotelinkReply?.cid}`}>
+          {' '}
+          #
+        </Link>
+      )}
       {hoveredCid === quotelinkReply?.cid &&
         outOfViewCid === quotelinkReply?.cid &&
         createPortal(