diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index 0f132c48420..f596193c56a 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
                 </h1>
                 <div class="alert alert-info text-center" t-if="question.state == 'close'">
                     <p class="mt16">
-                        <b>The question has been closed for reason: <i t-esc="question.closed_reason_id.name"/></b>
+                        <b>The question has been closed<t t-if="question.closed_reason_id"> for reason: <i t-esc="question.closed_reason_id.name"/></t></b>
                     </p>
                     <t t-if="question.closed_uid">
                         <b>by <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ question.closed_uid.id }"