diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/discussion_module_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/discussion_module_view.coffee
index 670703e2f4..d7a555f004 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/discussion_module_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/discussion_module_view.coffee
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ if Backbone?
         thisButton.addClass('shown')
         thisButton.find('.button-text').html("Hide Discussion")
 
-        console.log($(event.target))
-
         if @retrieved
           @$("section.discussion").slideDown()
           @showed = true
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_inline_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_inline_view.coffee
index cddd9e556c..7060da43c2 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_inline_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_inline_view.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ if Backbone?
     render: ->
       if not @model.has('abbreviatedBody')
         @abbreviateBody()
-      @$el.html(Mustache.render(@template(), $.extend(@model.toJSON(),{expanded: @expanded}) ))
+      params = $.extend(@model.toJSON(),{expanded: @expanded})
+      if not @model.get('anonymous')
+        params = $.extend(params, user:{username: @model.username, user_url: @model.user_url})
+      @$el.html(Mustache.render(@template(), params))
       @initLocal()
       @delegateEvents()
       @renderDogear()
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
index 37066c1b04..3875c9e7bc 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@
             <h3>{{title}}</h3>
             <p class="posted-details">
                 <span class="timeago" title="{{created_at}}">{{created_at}}</span> by
+                {{#user}}
                 <a href="{{user_url}}">{{username}}</a>
+                {{/user}}
+                {{^user}}
+                anonymous
+                {{/user}}
                 <span class="post-status-closed top-post-status" style="display: none">
                     &bull; This thread is closed.
                 </span>
             </p>
         </header>
         <div class="post-body">{{abbreviatedBody}}</div>
-        
+
         <ul class="moderator-actions post-extended-content">
             <li style="display: none"><a class="action-edit" href="javascript:void(0)"><span class="edit-icon"></span> Edit</a></li>
             <li style="display: none"><a class="action-delete" href="javascript:void(0)"><span class="delete-icon"></span> Delete</a></li>