diff --git a/public/src/forum/home.js b/public/src/forum/home.js
index 461b5a9c8f..c770aceb36 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/home.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/home.js
@@ -24,16 +24,8 @@ define('forum/home', function() {
 	};
 
 	home.onNewPost = function(data) {
-
-		if (data && data.posts && data.posts.length) {
-
-			socket.emit('posts.getCategory', data.posts[0].pid, function(err, cid) {
-				if (err) {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				renderNewPost(cid, data.posts[0]);
-			});
+		if (data && data.posts && data.posts.length && data.posts[0].topic) {
+			renderNewPost(data.posts[0].topic.cid, data.posts[0]);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/topics/create.js b/src/topics/create.js
index 60c41880b1..2feb2ae787 100644
--- a/src/topics/create.js
+++ b/src/topics/create.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			},
 			function(userInfo, next) {
 				postData.user = userInfo[0];
-				Topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['tid', 'title', 'slug'], next);
+				Topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['tid', 'title', 'slug', 'cid'], next);
 			},
 			function(topicData, next) {
 				topicData.title = validator.escape(topicData.title);