diff --git a/app/services/resource.js b/app/services/resource.js
index 7199947..911aa79 100644
--- a/app/services/resource.js
+++ b/app/services/resource.js
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ class ResourceService extends SiteService {
     let uniqueKey = req.ip.toString().trim().toLowerCase();
     if (req.user) {
       if (resourceType === 'Post') {
-        if (req.user._id === res.locals.post.author._id) {
+        if (req.user._id.equals(res.locals.post.author._id)) {
           return
         }
       }
       if (resourceType === 'Page') {
-        if (req.user._id === res.locals.page.author._id) {
+        if (req.user._id.equals(res.locals.post.author._id)) {
           return
         }
       }