diff --git a/fedireads/models/activity.py b/fedireads/models/activity.py
index 855637f59..30fcbfc07 100644
--- a/fedireads/models/activity.py
+++ b/fedireads/models/activity.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ReviewActivity(Activity):
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.activity_type = 'Article'
+        self.fedireads_type = 'Review'
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py b/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
index 9beec01dc..518192097 100644
--- a/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
+++ b/fedireads/templatetags/fr_display.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def stars(number):
     ''' turn integers into stars '''
     try:
         number = int(number)
-    except TypeError:
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
         number = 0
     return ('★' * number) + '☆' * (5 - number)