diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index a8ac2198..12fa5c6a 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -609,12 +609,18 @@ if ($post_mode)
 			'TOPIC_ICON'  => get_topic_icon($first_post, $is_unread_t),
 		));
 
-		$quote_btn = true;
-		$edit_btn = $delpost_btn = $ip_btn = (IS_AM);
+		$quote_btn = $edit_btn = $ip_btn = '';
+		$delpost_btn = (IS_AM);
 
 		// Topic posts block
 		foreach ($topic_posts as $row_num => $post)
 		{
+			if ($post['poster_id'] != BOT_UID)
+			{
+				$quote_btn = true;
+				$edit_btn = $ip_btn = (IS_AM);
+			}
+
 			$message = get_parsed_post($post);
 
 			if (count($orig_word))