diff --git a/src/pages/thread/Comment.js b/src/pages/thread/Comment.js
index 7967bc7..49d5371 100644
--- a/src/pages/thread/Comment.js
+++ b/src/pages/thread/Comment.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const Comment = (props) => {
         <span className='space' />
         <a
           href={props.author !== '[deleted]' ? `https://www.reddit.com/user/${props.author}` : undefined}
-          className={props.author == props.postAuthor ? 'author comment-author comment-poster' : 'author comment-author'}
+          className={props.author === props.postAuthor ? 'author comment-author comment-poster' : 'author comment-author'}
         >
           {props.author}
           {props.deleted && ' (deleted by user)'}
diff --git a/src/pages/thread/index.js b/src/pages/thread/index.js
index e3c753c..36aa190 100644
--- a/src/pages/thread/index.js
+++ b/src/pages/thread/index.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Thread extends React.Component {
               comments={this.state.pushshiftCommentLookup}
               removed={this.state.removed}
               deleted={this.state.deleted}
-              postAuthor={author}
+              postAuthor={isDeleted(author) ? null : author}
             />
           </React.Fragment>
         }