diff --git a/src/config/constants.js b/src/config/constants.js
index 0db131c3d..80713da8e 100644
--- a/src/config/constants.js
+++ b/src/config/constants.js
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ export const PROJECT_REF_CODE_MAX_LENGTH = 7
 export const PROJECT_FEED_TYPE_PRIMARY  = 'PRIMARY'
 export const PROJECT_FEED_TYPE_MESSAGES = 'MESSAGES'
 
-export const DISCOURSE_BOT_USERID = 'system'
-export const CODER_BOT_USERID = 'system'
+export const DISCOURSE_BOT_USERID = 'CoderBot'
+export const CODER_BOT_USERID = 'CoderBot'
 export const CODER_BOT_USER_FNAME = 'Coder'
 export const CODER_BOT_USER_LNAME = 'Bot'
 
diff --git a/src/projects/actions/projectTopics.js b/src/projects/actions/projectTopics.js
index 5466c7bd2..7e7a73468 100644
--- a/src/projects/actions/projectTopics.js
+++ b/src/projects/actions/projectTopics.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import {
   CREATE_PROJECT_FEED,
   LOAD_PROJECT_FEED_COMMENTS,
   CREATE_PROJECT_FEED_COMMENT,
-  LOAD_PROJECT_FEEDS_MEMBERS
+  LOAD_PROJECT_FEEDS_MEMBERS,
+  DISCOURSE_BOT_USERID,
+  CODER_BOT_USERID
 } from '../../config/constants'
 import { loadMembers } from '../../actions/members'
 import { EventTypes } from 'redux-segment'
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ const getProjectTopicsWithMember = (dispatch, projectId, tag) => {
         userIds = _.union(userIds, _.map(topic.posts, 'userId'))
       })
       // this is to remove any nulls from the list (dev had some bad data)
-      _.remove(userIds, i => !i || i === 'system')
+      _.remove(userIds, i => !i || [DISCOURSE_BOT_USERID, CODER_BOT_USERID].indexOf(i) > -1)
       // return if there are no userIds to retrieve, empty result set
       if (!userIds.length)
         resolve(value)