diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index c67a33d88..7aef0a320 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ def upvoters_downvoters(v, username, username2, cls, vote_cls, vote_dir, templat
 	u = get_user(username, v=v)
 
 	if username == username2:
-		kind = "posts" if cls == Post else "comments"
-		if not u.is_visible_to(v, 0, kind): stop(403)
+		kind = "post" if cls == Post else "comment"
+		if not u.is_visible_to(v, 0, f"{kind}s"):
+			stop(403, f"@{u.username}'s {kind} history is private")
 
 	id = u.id
 
@@ -282,8 +283,9 @@ def upvoting_downvoting(v, username, username2, cls, vote_cls, vote_dir, templat
 	u = get_user(username, v=v)
 
 	if username == username2:
-		kind = "posts" if cls == Post else "comments"
-		if not u.is_visible_to(v, 0, kind): stop(403)
+		kind = "post" if cls == Post else "comment"
+		if not u.is_visible_to(v, 0, f"{kind}s"):
+			stop(403, f"@{u.username}'s {kind} history is private")
 
 	id = u.id