diff --git a/app/Controllers/EpisodeCommentController.php b/app/Controllers/EpisodeCommentController.php
index e0753ce9..702452a7 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/EpisodeCommentController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EpisodeCommentController.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class EpisodeCommentController extends BaseController
             // if user is logged in then send to the authenticated activity view
             if (can_user_interact()) {
                 helper('form');
+                return view('episode/comment', $data);
             }
             return view('episode/comment', $data, [
                 'cache' => DECADE,
diff --git a/app/Controllers/PostController.php b/app/Controllers/PostController.php
index 15b23c16..33a0e0af 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/PostController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/PostController.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class PostController extends FediversePostController
             // if user is logged in then send to the authenticated activity view
             if (can_user_interact()) {
                 helper('form');
+                return view('post/post', $data);
             }
             return view('post/post', $data, [
                 'cache' => DECADE,