diff --git a/drama/routes/posts.py b/drama/routes/posts.py
index a6bf1a41d4..d95ded12c8 100644
--- a/drama/routes/posts.py
+++ b/drama/routes/posts.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 
 
 	try: pid = int(pid)
-	except: pid = int(pid, 36)
+	except:
+		try: pid = int(pid, 36)
+		except: abort(404)
 
 	post = get_post(pid, v=v)