diff --git a/src/invidious/comments.cr b/src/invidious/comments.cr
index 7d52b918..c8533c30 100644
--- a/src/invidious/comments.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/comments.cr
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def template_youtube_comments(comments, locale, thin_mode, is_replies = false)
 
       author_name = HTML.escape(child["author"].as_s)
       if child["verified"]?.try &.as_bool
-        author_name += "<i class=\"icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle\"></i>"
+        author_name += " <i class=\"icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle\"></i>"
       end
       html << <<-END_HTML
       <div class="pure-g" style="width:100%">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr b/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
index a32a2eed..197c636b 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if channel.verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/community.ecr b/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
index 7b002f04..10ac5f04 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if channel.verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3" style="text-align:right">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
index bc59233f..8b8df07f 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                         <img loading="lazy" style="width:56.25%" src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(item.author_thumbnail).request_target.gsub(/=s\d+/, "=s176") %>"/>
                     </center>
                 <% end %>
-                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
             </a>
             <p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_subscribers_count", item.subscriber_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p>
             <% if !item.auto_generated %><p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_videos_count", item.video_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p><% end %>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.title) %></p>
             </a>
             <a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(InvidiousPlaylist) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(InvidiousPlaylist) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
             </a>
         <% when MixVideo %>
             <a href="/watch?v=<%= item.id %>&list=<%= item.rdid %>">
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                 <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.title) %></p>
             </a>
             <a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(MixVideo) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(MixVideo) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
             </a>
         <% when PlaylistVideo %>
             <a style="width:100%" href="/watch?v=<%= item.id %>&list=<%= item.plid %>&index=<%= item.index %>">
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
             <div class="video-card-row flexible">
                 <div class="flex-left"><a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(ChannelVideo) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
+                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(ChannelVideo) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
                 </a></div>
 
                 <% endpoint_params = "?v=#{item.id}" %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr b/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
index 63badf76..94d7a753 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if channel.verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3" style="text-align:right">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index 496ceddc..4593affc 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                     <% if !video.author_thumbnail.empty? %>
                         <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(video.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
                     <% end %>
-                    <span id="channel-name"><%= author %><% if video.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></span>
+                    <span id="channel-name"><%= author %><% if !video.author_verified.nil? && video.author_verified %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></span>
                 </div>
             </a>
 
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                                 <h5 class="pure-g">
                                     <div class="pure-u-14-24">
                                         <% if rv["ucid"]? %>
-                                            <b style="width:100%"><a href="/channel/<%= rv["ucid"] %>"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"].== "true" %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></a></b>
+                                            <b style="width:100%"><a href="/channel/<%= rv["ucid"] %>"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"]? == "true" %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></a></b>
                                         <% else %>
-                                            <b style="width:100%"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"].== "true" %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b>
+                                            <b style="width:100%"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"]? == "true" %> <i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b>
                                         <% end %>
                                     </div>