diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
index 0f59f7fc..e493e4bf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 <div class="block">
-    {% if status.status_type == 'Review' %}
+    {% if status.status_type == 'Review' or status.status_type == 'Rating' %}
     <div>
         <h3 class="title is-5 has-subtitle">
             {% if status.name %}<span dir="auto">{{ status.name }}</span><br>{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
index 890b4ab8..f2e897cc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_header.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {% if status.status_type == 'GeneratedNote' %}
     {{ status.content | safe }}
-{% elif status.status_type == 'Review' and not status.name and not status.content%}
+{% elif status.status_type == 'Rating' %}
     rated
 {% elif status.status_type == 'Review' %}
     reviewed
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index a741088a..76054e3f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local_user_path = r'^user/(?P<username>%s)' % regex.localname
 status_types = [
     'status',
     'review',
+    'reviewrating',
     'comment',
     'quotation',
     'boost',
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index db924ce8..983fea38 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CreateStatus(View):
         status.mention_users.set(set(status.mention_users.all()))
 
         # don't apply formatting to generated notes
-        if not isinstance(status, models.GeneratedNote):
+        if not isinstance(status, models.GeneratedNote) and content:
             status.content = to_markdown(content)
         # do apply formatting to quotes
         if hasattr(status, 'quote'):
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class DeleteStatus(View):
 
 def find_mentions(content):
     ''' detect @mentions in raw status content '''
+    if not content:
+        return
     for match in re.finditer(regex.strict_username, content):
         username = match.group().strip().split('@')[1:]
         if len(username) == 1: