diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 4bfc78999..5a0a8d697 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -3278,7 +3278,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                         domain: str, domain_full: str, port: int,
                         onion_domain: str, i2p_domain: str,
-                        debug: bool, curr_session) -> None:
+                        debug: bool, curr_session,
+                        authorized: bool) -> None:
         """Receive POST from person options screen
         """
         page_number = 1
@@ -3469,7 +3470,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             max_shares_on_profile = \
                 self.server.max_shares_on_profile
             profile_str = \
-                html_profile_after_search(recent_posts_cache,
+                html_profile_after_search(authorized,
+                                          recent_posts_cache,
                                           self.server.max_recent_posts,
                                           self.server.translate,
                                           base_dir,
@@ -5108,7 +5110,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     max_shares_on_profile = \
                         self.server.max_shares_on_profile
                     profile_str = \
-                        html_profile_after_search(recent_posts_cache,
+                        html_profile_after_search(authorized,
+                                                  recent_posts_cache,
                                                   self.server.max_recent_posts,
                                                   self.server.translate,
                                                   base_dir,
@@ -23447,7 +23450,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                      self.server.onion_domain,
                                      self.server.i2p_domain,
                                      self.server.debug,
-                                     curr_session)
+                                     curr_session,
+                                     authorized)
                 self.server.postreq_busy = False
                 return
 
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 27ac9937a..2f1d947cd 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ def _valid_profile_preview_post(post_json_object: {},
     return True, post_json_object
 
 
-def html_profile_after_search(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
+def html_profile_after_search(authorized: bool,
+                              recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
                               translate: {},
                               base_dir: str, path: str, http_prefix: str,
                               nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
@@ -395,7 +396,8 @@ def html_profile_after_search(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
                                          joined_date, actor_proxied,
                                          attached_shared_items,
                                          website_url, repo_url,
-                                         send_blocks_str)
+                                         send_blocks_str,
+                                         authorized)
 
     domain_full = get_full_domain(domain, port)
 
@@ -729,7 +731,8 @@ def _get_profile_header_after_search(base_dir: str,
                                      attached_shared_items: str,
                                      website_url: str,
                                      repo_url: str,
-                                     send_blocks_str: str) -> str:
+                                     send_blocks_str: str,
+                                     authorized: bool) -> str:
     """The header of a searched for handle, containing background
     image and avatar
     """
@@ -838,14 +841,15 @@ def _get_profile_header_after_search(base_dir: str,
         '        <p>' + profile_description_short + '</p>\n' + \
         featured_hashtags
     # show any notes about this account
-    handle = search_nickname + '@' + search_domain_full
-    person_notes = \
-        get_person_notes(base_dir, nickname, domain, handle)
-    if person_notes:
-        person_notes_html = person_notes.replace('\n', '<br>')
-        html_str += '        <p><b>' + \
-            translate['Notes'].upper() + ': ' + \
-            person_notes_html + '</b></p>\n'
+    if authorized:
+        handle = search_nickname + '@' + search_domain_full
+        person_notes = \
+            get_person_notes(base_dir, nickname, domain, handle)
+        if person_notes:
+            person_notes_html = person_notes.replace('\n', '<br>')
+            html_str += '        <p><b>' + \
+                translate['Notes'].upper() + ': ' + \
+                person_notes_html + '</b></p>\n'
     html_str += \
         '      </figcaption>\n' + \
         '    </figure>\n\n'