diff --git a/boards/models/post.py b/boards/models/post.py
--- a/boards/models/post.py
+++ b/boards/models/post.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class Post(models.Model, Viewable):
         """
 
         if format_type == DIFF_TYPE_HTML:
-            if PARAMETER_TRUNCATED in request.GET:
+            if request is not None and PARAMETER_TRUNCATED in request.GET:
                 truncated = True
                 reply_link = False
             else:
diff --git a/boards/views/api.py b/boards/views/api.py
--- a/boards/views/api.py
+++ b/boards/views/api.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-from datetime import datetime
 import json
 import logging
+
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.http import HttpResponse
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
-from django.template import RequestContext
-from django.utils import timezone
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.core import serializers
 
 from boards.forms import PostForm, PlainErrorList
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ from boards.utils import datetime_to_epo
 from boards.views.thread import ThreadView
 from boards.models.user import Notification
 
+
 __author__ = 'neko259'
 
 PARAMETER_TRUNCATED = 'truncated'
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ def api_get_notifications(request, usern
     last_id = int(last_notification_id_str) if last_notification_id_str is not None else None
 
     posts = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(username=username,
-            last=last_id)
+                                                        last=last_id)
 
     json_post_list = []
     for post in posts:
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ def api_get_notifications(request, usern
     return HttpResponse(content=json.dumps(json_post_list))
 
 
-
 def api_get_post(request, post_id):
     """
     Gets the JSON of a post. This can be