diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/status.js b/app/assets/v2/js/status.js
index 1644ddb4645..26050a921d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/status.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/status.js
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!document.contxt.github_handle) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (typeof ga !== 'undefined') {
       ga('send', 'event', 'Submit Status Update', 'click', 'Person');
     }
@@ -501,7 +505,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       localStorage.setItem(lskey, the_message);
       _alert(
         { message: gettext('An error occurred. Please try again.') },
-        'error'
+        'danger'
       );
     };
 
@@ -547,7 +551,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         } else {
           _alert(
             { message: gettext('An error occurred. Please try again.') },
-            'error'
+            'danger'
           );
         }
       }).catch(err => fail_callback());
diff --git a/app/retail/views.py b/app/retail/views.py
index 5fd9e8d181a..f0e01395fd5 100644
--- a/app/retail/views.py
+++ b/app/retail/views.py
@@ -908,7 +908,12 @@ def create_status_update(request):
     issue_re = re.compile(r'^(?:https?://)?(?:github\.com)/(?:[\w,\-,\_]+)/(?:[\w,\-,\_]+)/issues/(?:[\d]+)')
     response = {}
 
-    if request.POST:
+    if request.POST and request.user.is_authenticated:
+        if (request.user.profile.is_blocked or request.user.profile.shadowbanned):
+            response['status'] = 400
+            response['message'] = 'Status updated!'
+            return JsonResponse(response, status=400)
+
         profile = request.user.profile
         title = request.POST.get('data')
         resource = request.POST.get('resource', '')
@@ -919,12 +924,6 @@ def create_status_update(request):
         attach_token_name = request.POST.get('attachTokenName', '')
         tx_id = request.POST.get('attachTxId', '')
 
-        if request.user.is_authenticated and (request.user.profile.is_blocked or request.user.profile.shadowbanned):
-            response['status'] = 200
-            response['message'] = 'Status updated!'
-            return JsonResponse(response, status=400)
-
-
         kwargs = {
             'activity_type': 'status_update',
             'metadata': {
@@ -1015,6 +1014,11 @@ def create_status_update(request):
             response['message'] = 'Bad Request'
             logger.error('Status Update error - Error: (%s) - Handle: (%s)', e, profile.handle if profile else '')
             return JsonResponse(response, status=400)
+    else:
+        response['status'] = 401
+        response['message'] = 'Not logged in!'
+        return JsonResponse(status=response['status'], data={'status': 401,'message':response['message']})
+
     return JsonResponse(response)