diff --git a/templates/comment.html b/templates/comment.html
index 7090251..db20855 100644
--- a/templates/comment.html
+++ b/templates/comment.html
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 	</div>
 	<details class="comment_right" {% if !collapsed || highlighted %}open{% endif %}>
 		<summary class="comment_data">
-			<a class="comment_author {{ author.distinguished }} {% if author.name == post_author %}op{% endif %}" href="/user/{{ author.name }}">u/{{ author.name }}</a>
+			{% if author.name != "[deleted]" %}
+				<a class="comment_author {{ author.distinguished }} {% if author.name == post_author %}op{% endif %}" href="/user/{{ author.name }}">u/{{ author.name }}</a>
+			{% else %}
+			  u/{{ author.name }}
+			{% endif %}
 			{% if author.flair.flair_parts.len() > 0 %}
 				<small class="author_flair">{% call utils::render_flair(author.flair.flair_parts) %}</small>
 			{% endif %}