diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/my-posts-section-link.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/my-posts-section-link.js
index 823cd31cea6..ef1493cdce2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/my-posts-section-link.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/my-posts-section-link.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class MyPostsSectionLink extends BaseSectionLink {
   }
 
   get showCount() {
-    return this.currentUser.sidebarShowCountOfNewItems;
+    return this.currentUser?.sidebarShowCountOfNewItems;
   }
 
   get name() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/review-section-link.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/review-section-link.js
index 395bafacef7..75598e571d9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/review-section-link.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/user/community-section/review-section-link.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class ReviewSectionLink extends BaseSectionLink {
   get badgeText() {
     // force a tracker for reviewable_count by using .get to ensure badgeText
     // rerenders when reviewable_count changes
-    if (this.currentUser.get("reviewable_count") > 0) {
+    if (this.currentUser?.get("reviewable_count") > 0) {
       return I18n.t("sidebar.sections.community.links.review.pending_count", {
         count: this.currentUser.reviewable_count,
       });