diff --git a/app/controllers/smileys.php b/app/controllers/smileys.php
index 19dea64ba7ac79139c6cf46b3427a54c24c85d5a..600645dd49fa132ada42c46507771d57eeb1aab0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/smileys.php
+++ b/app/controllers/smileys.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SmileysController extends AuthenticatedController
         PageLayout::setTitle(_('Smiley-Ãœbersicht'));
 
         $this->favorites_activated = SmileyFavorites::isEnabled()
-                                     && $GLOBALS['user']->id != nobody;
+                                     && $GLOBALS['user']->id != 'nobody';
 
         if ($this->favorites_activated) {
             $this->favorites = new SmileyFavorites($GLOBALS['user']->id);