diff --git a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
index 683f8190c6b3f5ada4b5488e9876d06d9958d50c..251f0c3e3d8779b4498a8ebbc1d350d3bb66d0d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/likes_controller.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class LikesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    if target && @like = Like.where(:id => params[:id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
+    if @like = Like.where(:id => params[:id], :author_id => current_user.person.id).first
       current_user.retract(@like)
       respond_to do |format|
         format.all { }
diff --git a/app/views/likes/update.js.erb b/app/views/likes/update.js.erb
index 9abfd1d9e336b52eb842f7e9230b42723c359f7a..250d1f74e33cfd766ad18e3448361b7651e264ea 100644
--- a/app/views/likes/update.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/likes/update.js.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-$(".like_action", "#<%=@target.guid%>").first().html("<%= escape_javascript(like_action(@like.target))%>");
-ContentUpdater.addLikesToPost("<%=@like.target.guid%>", "<%= escape_javascript(render("likes/likes_container", :target_id => @like.target_id, :likes_count => @target.reload.likes_count, :target_type => @like.target_type)) %>");
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+$(".like_action", "#<%=@like.target.guid%>").first().html("<%= escape_javascript(like_action(@like.target))%>");
+ContentUpdater.addLikesToPost("<%=@like.target.guid%>", "<%= escape_javascript(render("likes/likes_container", :target_id => @like.target_id, :likes_count => @like.target.reload.likes_count, :target_type => @like.target_type)) %>");
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