diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
index ae789119..16576f2b 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ module Precious
       end
 
       def author
-        first = @page.versions.first
+        first = @page.versions ? @page.versions.first : false
         return DEFAULT_AUTHOR unless first
         first.author.name
       end
 
       def date
-        first = @page.versions.first
+        first = @page.versions ? @page.versions.first : false
         return Time.now.strftime(DATE_FORMAT) unless first
         first.authored_date.strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
       end