diff --git a/rowers/views/racesviews.py b/rowers/views/racesviews.py
index fd1c4259..24afc0f0 100644
--- a/rowers/views/racesviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/racesviews.py
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ def virtualevents_view(request):
     if nearby and lat_lon is not None:  # pragma: no cover
         races = getnearestraces(lat_lon, races)
 
-    if participate:
+    if participate and r is not None:
         ress = VirtualRaceResult.objects.filter(userid=r.id).order_by("-race__evaluation_closure")
         races = [res.race for res in ress if res.race is not None]