diff --git a/src/forum.nim b/src/forum.nim
index 02f3b34..582b4a9 100644
--- a/src/forum.nim
+++ b/src/forum.nim
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ proc updatePost(c: TForumData, postId: int, content: string,
   # Verify that the current user has permissions to edit the specified post.
   let creation = fromUnix(postRow[1].parseInt)
   let isArchived = (getTime() - creation).weeks > 8
-  let canEdit = c.rank == Admin or c.username == postRow[0]
+  let canEdit = c.rank == Admin or c.userid == postRow[0]
   if isArchived:
     raise newForumError("This post is archived and can no longer be edited")
   if not canEdit:
diff --git a/src/frontend/newthread.nim b/src/frontend/newthread.nim
index 8ce4623..3f94867 100644
--- a/src/frontend/newthread.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/newthread.nim
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ when defined(js):
           tdiv(class="title"):
             p(): text "New Thread"
           tdiv(class="content"):
-            input(class="form-input", `type`="text", name="username",
+            input(class="form-input", `type`="text", name="subject",
                   placeholder="Type the title here",
                   onChange=(e: Event, n: VNode) => onSubjectChange(e, n, state))
             if state.error.isSome():