diff --git a/bookwyrm/emailing.py b/bookwyrm/emailing.py
index e767d5374..80aacf7f4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/emailing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/emailing.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def moderation_report_email(report):
     if report.user:
         data["reportee"] = report.user.localname or report.user.username
     data["report_link"] = report.remote_id
+    data["link_domain"] = report.links.exists()
 
     for admin in models.User.objects.filter(
         groups__name__in=["admin", "moderator"]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/html_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/html_content.html
index 3828ff70c..0e604ebf8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/html_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/html_content.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <p>
-{% if report_link %}
+{% if link_domain %}
 
     {% blocktrans trimmed %}
     @{{ reporter }} has flagged a link domain for moderation.
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/text_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/text_content.html
index 764a3c72a..351ab58ed 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/text_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/email/moderation_report/text_content.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% block content %}
 
-{% if report_link %}
+{% if link_domain %}
 {% blocktrans trimmed %}
 @{{ reporter }} has flagged a link domain for moderation.
 {% endblocktrans %}