diff --git a/public/forum/forum.php b/public/forum/forum.php
index acc2de47..8b89493c 100644
--- a/public/forum/forum.php
+++ b/public/forum/forum.php
@@ -32,19 +32,26 @@ if ($forum['forum_type'] == MSZ_FORUM_TYPE_LINK) {
     return;
 }
 
-$topics = forum_may_have_topics($forum['forum_type'])
+$forumMayHaveTopics = forum_may_have_topics($forum['forum_type']);
+$topics = $forumMayHaveTopics
     ? forum_topic_listing($forum['forum_id'], user_session_current('user_id', 0), $topicsOffset, $topicsRange)
     : [];
 
-$forum['forum_subforums'] = forum_get_children($forum['forum_id'], user_session_current('user_id', 0));
+$forumMayHaveChildren = forum_may_have_children($forum['forum_type']);
 
-foreach ($forum['forum_subforums'] as $skey => $subforum) {
-    $forum['forum_subforums'][$skey]['forum_subforums']
-        = forum_get_children($subforum['forum_id'], user_session_current('user_id', 0), true);
+if ($forumMayHaveChildren) {
+    $forum['forum_subforums'] = forum_get_children($forum['forum_id'], user_session_current('user_id', 0));
+
+    foreach ($forum['forum_subforums'] as $skey => $subforum) {
+        $forum['forum_subforums'][$skey]['forum_subforums']
+            = forum_get_children($subforum['forum_id'], user_session_current('user_id', 0), true);
+    }
 }
 
 echo tpl_render('forum.forum', [
     'forum_breadcrumbs' => forum_get_breadcrumbs($forum['forum_id']),
+    'forum_may_have_topics' => $forumMayHaveTopics,
+    'forum_may_have_children' => $forumMayHaveChildren,
     'forum_info' => $forum,
     'forum_topics' => $topics,
     'forum_offset' => $topicsOffset,
diff --git a/templates/forum/forum.twig b/templates/forum/forum.twig
index f4caa1e3..26c35f17 100644
--- a/templates/forum/forum.twig
+++ b/templates/forum/forum.twig
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     <div style="{{ forum_info.forum_colour|html_colour('--accent-colour') }}">
         {{ forum_header(forum_info.forum_name, forum_breadcrumbs, true) }}
 
-        {% if forum_info.forum_subforums|length > 0 or forum_info.forum_type == 1 %}
+        {% if forum_may_have_children and forum_info.forum_subforums|length > 0 %}
             {{ forum_category_listing(forum_info.forum_subforums, 'Forums') }}
         {% endif %}
 
-        {% if forum_info.forum_type == 0 %}
+        {% if forum_may_have_topics %}
             {% set fcbuttons = current_user is defined ? forum_category_buttons(forum_info, forum_perms) : '' %}
             {% set fcpagination = pagination(
                 forum_info.forum_topic_count,