diff --git a/ext/rating/main.php b/ext/rating/main.php
index 9ad774152..d02f5e27b 100644
--- a/ext/rating/main.php
+++ b/ext/rating/main.php
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ public function onImageInfoSet(ImageInfoSetEvent $event)
 
     public function onParseLinkTemplate(ParseLinkTemplateEvent $event)
     {
-        $event->replace('$rating', $this->rating_to_human($event->image->rating));
+        if(!is_null($event->image->rating)) {
+            $event->replace('$rating', $this->rating_to_human($event->image->rating));
+        }
     }
 
     public function onHelpPageBuilding(HelpPageBuildingEvent $event)