diff --git a/files/templates/settings_profile.html b/files/templates/settings_profile.html
index d09a30198..80dd7d946 100755
--- a/files/templates/settings_profile.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings_profile.html
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 									<form id="profile-bio" action="/settings/profile" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 										<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}">
 										<div class="input-group mb-2">
-											<textarea class="form-control rounded" id="bio-text" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Tell the community a bit about yourself." rows="3" name="bio" form="profile-bio" maxlength="1500">{{v.bio}}</textarea>
+											<textarea class="form-control rounded" id="bio-text" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Tell the community a bit about yourself." rows="3" name="bio" form="profile-bio" maxlength="1500">{% if v.bio %}{{v.bio}}{% endif %}</textarea>
 										</div>
 										<div class="d-flex">
 											<pre style="padding-top:0.7rem" class="btn btn-secondary format d-inline-block m-0 fas fa-bold" aria-hidden="true" onclick="makeBold('bio-text')" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="" data-bs-original-title="Bold"></pre>
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index d2dc4ce73..4966df606 100755
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		</div>
 	  </div>
 	  <div class="px-3">
-		<span style="color:#ec72de">{{p.author.bio}}</span>
+		<span style="color:#ec72de">{% if p.author.bio %}{{p.author.bio}}{% endif %}</span>
 	  </div>
 	  <div class="border-top d-flex align-items-center p-3 mt-3 gap-3 bg-light">
 		<span>