diff --git a/src/topics/index.js b/src/topics/index.js
index 62fd532fbe..014d39f603 100644
--- a/src/topics/index.js
+++ b/src/topics/index.js
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ Topics.getTopicsByTids = async function (tids, options) {
 		if (topic) {
 			topic.thumbs = result.thumbs[i];
 			topic.category = result.categoriesMap[topic.cid];
+
 			if (topic.isAnonymous === 'true') {
 				topic.user = {
 					username: 'Anonymous',
 					displayname: 'Anonymous',
 					isAnonymous: true,
 				};
+				console.log("Type of topic.isAnonymous:", typeof topic.isAnonymous);
 				console.log('After condition:', topic.user.displayname);
 			} else {
 				topic.user = topic.uid ? result.usersMap[topic.uid] : { ...result.usersMap[topic.uid] };