diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/CommentsIdsAdapter.java b/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/CommentsIdsAdapter.java
index 4c9fb99c..75a835ad 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/CommentsIdsAdapter.java
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/CommentsIdsAdapter.java
@@ -542,10 +542,20 @@ public static String formatIdDate(Context context, Timestamp postDate, BetterJSO
 		// Only show month/year for observations that you don't own + obscured/private
 		INaturalistApp app = (INaturalistApp) context.getApplicationContext();
 		String currentUser = app.currentUserLogin();
+		String obsUser = null;
+
+		if (observation != null) {
+			if (observation.getJSONObject("user") != null &&
+					observation.getJSONObject("user").has("login")) {
+				obsUser = observation.getJSONObject("user").optString("login");
+			} else {
+				obsUser = observation.getString("user_login");
+			}
+		}
 		boolean obsByUser = observation != null &&
 				currentUser != null &&
-				observation.getJSONObject("user") != null &&
-				observation.getJSONObject("user").optString("login", "").equals(currentUser);
+				obsUser != null &&
+				obsUser.equals(currentUser);
 		boolean isPrivateOrObscured = false;
 
 		if (observation != null) {
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/ObservationViewerFragment.java b/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/ObservationViewerFragment.java
index 18fb2d8e..ced70fa2 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/ObservationViewerFragment.java
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/java/org/inaturalist/android/ObservationViewerFragment.java
@@ -1212,7 +1212,8 @@ private void refreshFavorites() {
             mRemoveFavorite.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
 
-        mFavoritesAdapter = new FavoritesAdapter(getActivity(), mFavorites, new BetterJSONObject(mObsJson));
+        mFavoritesAdapter = new FavoritesAdapter(getActivity(), mFavorites,
+                mObsJson != null ? new BetterJSONObject(mObsJson) : new BetterJSONObject(mObservation.toJSONObject()));
         mFavoritesList.setAdapter(mFavoritesAdapter);
 
         mRemoveFavorite.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {