diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
index c60744f2c0..75c106c85b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/author.php
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 	 * We reset this later so we can run the loop
 	 * properly with a call to rewind_posts().
 	 */
-	the_post();
+	if ( have_posts() )
+		the_post();
 ?>
 
 				<h1 class="page-title author"><?php printf( __( 'Author Archives: %s', 'twentyten' ), "<span class='vcard'><a class='url fn n' href='" . get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) . "' title='" . esc_attr( get_the_author() ) . "' rel='me'>" . get_the_author() . "</a></span>" ); ?></h1>