diff --git a/ext/rating/info.php b/ext/rating/info.php
index 321b58f1..c7836f29 100644
--- a/ext/rating/info.php
+++ b/ext/rating/info.php
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ class RatingsInfo extends ExtensionInfo
       <li>rating=sq -- safe and questionable images
     </ul>
 </ul>";
-    //public $db_support = [DatabaseDriver::MYSQL, DatabaseDriver::PGSQL];
 }
diff --git a/ext/rating/main.php b/ext/rating/main.php
index 8388ed89..0eb459dc 100644
--- a/ext/rating/main.php
+++ b/ext/rating/main.php
@@ -225,16 +225,16 @@ class Ratings extends Extension
     {
         global $user;
 
-        if (is_null($event->term)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         $matches = [];
         if (is_null($event->term) && $this->no_rating_query($event->context)) {
             $set = Ratings::privs_to_sql(Ratings::get_user_default_ratings($user));
             $event->add_querylet(new Querylet("rating IN ($set)"));
         }
 
+        if (is_null($event->term)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (preg_match($this->search_regexp, strtolower($event->term), $matches)) {
             $ratings = $matches[1] ? $matches[1] : $matches[2][0];
 
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ class Ratings extends Extension
         return $ratings;
     }
 
-
     public static function get_user_class_privs(User $user): array
     {
         global $config;
diff --git a/ext/rating/test.php b/ext/rating/test.php
index ad583c45..45d17c6d 100644
--- a/ext/rating/test.php
+++ b/ext/rating/test.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class RatingsTest extends ShimmiePHPUnitTestCase
 
     public function testRatingExplicit()
     {
+        global $config;
+        $config->set_array("ext_rating_anonymous_privs", ["s", "q"]);
         $this->log_in_as_user();
         $image_id = $this->post_image("tests/pbx_screenshot.jpg", "pbx");
         $image = Image::by_id($image_id);