diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 6142918e5..c52ec091c 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -3318,7 +3318,7 @@ class PromoteLinkForm(Templated):
     def setup(self, link, listing):
         self.bids = []
         if c.user_is_sponsor:
-            self.author = Account._byID(link.author_id)
+            self.author = Account._byID(link.author_id, data=True)
             try:
                 bids = bidding.Bid.lookup(thing_id=link._id)
             except NotFound:
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html b/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
index f6f9d281f..5c7b59afa 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
@@ -346,14 +346,14 @@ ${self.javascript_setup()}
                 <input id="no_targeting" class="nomargin" 
                        type="radio"  value="none" name="targeting"
                        onclick="r.sponsored.targeting_off()"
-                       checked="checked" /> 
+                       checked="checked">
                 ${_("no targeting (displays site-wide)")}
               </label>
               <br />
               <label>
                 <input id="targeting" class="nomargin" 
                        type="radio"  value="one" name="targeting"
-                       onclick="r.sponsored.targeting_on()" /> 
+                       onclick="r.sponsored.targeting_on()">
                 ${_("enable targeting (runs on a specific subreddit)")}
               </label>