diff --git a/app/views/versions/index.haml b/app/views/versions/index.haml
index d0100ded..eb1d60b3 100644
--- a/app/views/versions/index.haml
+++ b/app/views/versions/index.haml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
       :ruby
         if version.event == 'create'
           object = version.item_type.constantize.find_by_id version.item_id
+          next unless object.try(:moderated?)
         end
         object = version.reify if object.nil?
-        next unless object.try(:moderated?)
 
         changes = ''
         if version.event == 'update'
diff --git a/app/views/versions/index.rss.builder b/app/views/versions/index.rss.builder
index d81a4ead..fe884176 100644
--- a/app/views/versions/index.rss.builder
+++ b/app/views/versions/index.rss.builder
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ xml.rdf :RDF,
   @versions.each do |version|
     if version.event == 'create'
       object = version.item_type.constantize.find_by_id version.item_id
+      next unless object.moderated?
     end
     object = version.reify if object.nil?
-    next unless object.moderated?
     url = polymorphic_url(version.item_type.tableize.singularize,
                           id: version.item_id)