diff --git a/templates/mod/recent_posts.html b/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
index 2a166723..e5a95ece 100644
--- a/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
+++ b/templates/mod/recent_posts.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script src="{{ config.additional_javascript_url }}js/mod/recent_posts.js"></script>
-{% if posts|default([])|length %}
+{% if not posts %}
 	<p style="text-align:center" class="unimportant">({% trans 'There are no active posts.' %})</p>
 {% else %}
 	<h4>Viewing last {{ limit|e }} posts</h4>