diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 6002156e4c..451f73e493 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ var socket,
 	// timeout default = permanent
 	// location : alert_window (default) or content
 	app.alert = function(params) {
-		
-
 		var alert_id = 'alert_button_' + ((params.alert_id) ? params.alert_id : new Date().getTime()); 
 
 		var alert = $('#'+alert_id);
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ var socket,
 			alert.attr('class', "alert toaster-alert " + ((params.type=='warning') ? '' : "alert-" + params.type));
 		}
 		else {
-
 			var div = document.createElement('div'),
 				button = document.createElement('button'),
 				strong = document.createElement('strong'),
diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index 35a5aa6bc8..1273e29d4b 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	socket.emit('user.latest', {});
 	socket.on('user.latest', function(data) {
 		if (data.username == '') {
-			latest_user.innerHTML = '';y
+			latest_user.innerHTML = '';
 		} else {
 			latest_user.innerHTML = "The most recent user to register is <b><a href='/users/"+data.username+"'>" + data.username + "</a></b>.";
 		}
diff --git a/public/src/modules/composer.js b/public/src/modules/composer.js
index 158d22484d..217772fae8 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/composer.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/composer.js
@@ -41,21 +41,34 @@ define(function() {
 		document.body.insertBefore(composer.postContainer, composer.btnContainer);
 
 		socket.on('api:composer.push', function(threadData) {
-			var	uuid = utils.generateUUID(),
-				btnEl = document.createElement('li');
-			btnEl.innerHTML = '<a href="#"><img src="/graph/users/' + threadData.username + '/picture" /><span>' + (!threadData.cid ? (threadData.title || '') : 'New Topic') + '</span></a>';
-			btnEl.setAttribute('data-uuid', uuid);
-			composer.listEl.appendChild(btnEl);
-			composer.posts[uuid] = {
-				tid: threadData.tid,
-				cid: threadData.cid,
-				pid: threadData.pid,
-				title: threadData.title || '',
-				body: threadData.body || ''
-			};
-			composer.active++;
-			composer.update();
-			composer.load(uuid);
+			if (!threadData.error) {
+				var	uuid = utils.generateUUID(),
+					btnEl = document.createElement('li');
+				btnEl.innerHTML = '<a href="#"><img src="/graph/users/' + threadData.username + '/picture" /><span>' + (!threadData.cid ? (threadData.title || '') : 'New Topic') + '</span></a>';
+				btnEl.setAttribute('data-uuid', uuid);
+				composer.listEl.appendChild(btnEl);
+				composer.posts[uuid] = {
+					tid: threadData.tid,
+					cid: threadData.cid,
+					pid: threadData.pid,
+					title: threadData.title || '',
+					body: threadData.body || ''
+				};
+				composer.active++;
+				composer.update();
+				composer.load(uuid);
+			} else {
+				app.alert({
+					type: 'error',
+					timeout: 5000,
+					alert_id: 'post_error',
+					title: 'Please Log In to Post',
+					message: 'Posting is currently restricted to registered members only, click here to log in',
+					clickfn: function() {
+						ajaxify.go('login');
+					}
+				});
+			}
 		});
 
 		socket.on('api:composer.editCheck', function(editCheck) {
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index c8e7017833..78283703f9 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -308,38 +308,44 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 		});
 
 		socket.on('api:composer.push', function(data) {
-			if (parseInt(data.tid) > 0) {
-				topics.get_topic(data.tid, uid, function(topicData) {
-					topicData.tid = data.tid;
-					socket.emit('api:composer.push', topicData);
-				});
-			} else if (parseInt(data.cid) > 0) {
-				user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(username) {
-					socket.emit('api:composer.push', {
-						tid: 0,
-						cid: data.cid,
-						username: username,
-						title: undefined
+			if (uid > 0) {
+				if (parseInt(data.tid) > 0) {
+					topics.get_topic(data.tid, uid, function(topicData) {
+						topicData.tid = data.tid;
+						socket.emit('api:composer.push', topicData);
 					});
-				});
-			} else if (parseInt(data.pid) > 0) {
-				async.parallel([
-					function(next) {
-						posts.getRawContent(data.pid, function(raw) {
-							next(null, raw);
+				} else if (parseInt(data.cid) > 0) {
+					user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(username) {
+						socket.emit('api:composer.push', {
+							tid: 0,
+							cid: data.cid,
+							username: username,
+							title: undefined
 						});
-					},
-					function(next) {
-						topics.getTitle(data.pid, function(title) {
-							next(null, title);
-						});
-					}
-				], function(err, results) {
-					socket.emit('api:composer.push', {
-						title: results[1],
-						pid: data.pid,
-						body: results[0]
 					});
+				} else if (parseInt(data.pid) > 0) {
+					async.parallel([
+						function(next) {
+							posts.getRawContent(data.pid, function(raw) {
+								next(null, raw);
+							});
+						},
+						function(next) {
+							topics.getTitle(data.pid, function(title) {
+								next(null, title);
+							});
+						}
+					], function(err, results) {
+						socket.emit('api:composer.push', {
+							title: results[1],
+							pid: data.pid,
+							body: results[0]
+						});
+					});
+				}
+			} else {
+				socket.emit('api:composer.push', {
+					error: 'no-uid'
 				});
 			}
 		});