diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index aabb45f82..8d0d3594c 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1628,9 +1628,9 @@ CREATE VIEW `post-view` AS SELECT
 	`parent-item-author`.`name` AS `parent-author-name`,
 	`parent-item-author`.`network` AS `parent-author-network`
 	FROM `item`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id` = `item`.`author-id`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id` = `item`.`owner-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id` = `item`.`author-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id` = `item`.`owner-id`
 			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `causer` ON `causer`.`id` = `item`.`causer-id`
 			LEFT JOIN `verb` ON `verb`.`id` = `item`.`vid`
 			LEFT JOIN `event` ON `event`.`id` = `item`.`event-id`
diff --git a/static/dbview.config.php b/static/dbview.config.php
index 571b5759f..1772ff9ad 100644
--- a/static/dbview.config.php
+++ b/static/dbview.config.php
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@
 			"parent-author-network" => ["parent-item-author", "network"], 
 		],
 		"query" => "FROM `item`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id` = `item`.`author-id`
-			STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id` = `item`.`owner-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id` = `item`.`author-id`
+			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id` = `item`.`owner-id`
 			LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `causer` ON `causer`.`id` = `item`.`causer-id`
 			LEFT JOIN `verb` ON `verb`.`id` = `item`.`vid`
 			LEFT JOIN `event` ON `event`.`id` = `item`.`event-id`