diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7922c16..0f0769e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Testing the live-updater
 ------------------------
 
 1. Clone the repo
-2. Set the 'NOTIFICATION_TEST' environemnt variable. E.g. `export NOTIFICATION_TEST=1`
+2. Set the 'NOTIFICATION_TEST' environment variable. E.g. `export NOTIFICATION_TEST=1`
 3. Run `./manage.py runserver`
 4. Browse to `yourserverip/test/`
 5. Click 'Make a notification' and a new notification should appear in the list in 5-10 seconds.
diff --git a/notifications/tests/tests.py b/notifications/tests/tests.py
index 3570ebe..bf64e58 100644
--- a/notifications/tests/tests.py
+++ b/notifications/tests/tests.py
@@ -284,3 +284,16 @@ class NotificationTestPages(TestCase):
         page = render(request, 'notifications/test_tags.html', {'request':request})
         
         #TODO: Add more tests to check what is being output.        
+
+    def test_anon_user_gets_nothing(self):
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('notifications:live_unread_notification_count'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertEqual(data['unread_count'],0)
+
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('notifications:live_unread_notification_list'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertEqual(data['unread_count'],0)
+        self.assertEqual(data['unread_list'],[])
+        
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diff --git a/notifications/tests/views.py b/notifications/tests/views.py
index 7af9ea5..08ca584 100644
--- a/notifications/tests/views.py
+++ b/notifications/tests/views.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def make_notification(request):
         'cleaning the car',
         'jumping the shark',
         'testing the app',
+        'attaching the plumbus',
         ])
 
     notify.send(sender=request.user, recipient=request.user, verb='you asked for a notification - you are '+the_notification)
diff --git a/notifications/views.py b/notifications/views.py
index de4c7ac..ea53947 100644
--- a/notifications/views.py
+++ b/notifications/views.py
@@ -120,13 +120,22 @@ def delete(request, slug=None):
 
 
 def live_unread_notification_count(request):
-    data = {
-        'unread_count': request.user.notifications.unread().count(),
-    }
+    if not request.user.is_authenticated():
+        data = {'unread_count':0}
+    else:
+        data = {
+            'unread_count': request.user.notifications.unread().count(),
+        }
     return JsonResponse(data)
 
 
 def live_unread_notification_list(request):
+    if not request.user.is_authenticated():
+        data = {
+           'unread_count':0,
+           'unread_list':[]
+        }
+        return JsonResponse(data)
 
     try:
         num_to_fetch = request.GET.get('max', 5)  # If they don't specify, make it 5.