diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/community_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/community_timeline/index.js
index f9d50e64cec..8fa372de4f3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/community_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/community_timeline/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class CommunityTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
     router: PropTypes.object,
+    identity: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -71,18 +72,30 @@ class CommunityTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
 
   componentDidMount () {
     const { dispatch, onlyMedia } = this.props;
+    const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
 
     dispatch(expandCommunityTimeline({ onlyMedia }));
-    this.disconnect = dispatch(connectCommunityStream({ onlyMedia }));
+
+    if (signedIn) {
+      this.disconnect = dispatch(connectCommunityStream({ onlyMedia }));
+    }
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
+
     if (prevProps.onlyMedia !== this.props.onlyMedia) {
       const { dispatch, onlyMedia } = this.props;
 
-      this.disconnect();
+      if (this.disconnect) {
+        this.disconnect();
+      }
+
       dispatch(expandCommunityTimeline({ onlyMedia }));
-      this.disconnect = dispatch(connectCommunityStream({ onlyMedia }));
+
+      if (signedIn) {
+        this.disconnect = dispatch(connectCommunityStream({ onlyMedia }));
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
index 7069e034117..dee4181a8a5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/index.js
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ class HashtagTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   _subscribe (dispatch, id, tags = {}, local) {
+    const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
+
+    if (!signedIn) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     let any  = (tags.any || []).map(tag => tag.value);
     let all  = (tags.all || []).map(tag => tag.value);
     let none = (tags.none || []).map(tag => tag.value);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/public_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/public_timeline/index.js
index 2f926678c28..a34f2ff57d1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/public_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/public_timeline/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class PublicTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
     router: PropTypes.object,
+    identity: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -74,18 +75,30 @@ class PublicTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
 
   componentDidMount () {
     const { dispatch, onlyMedia, onlyRemote } = this.props;
+    const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
 
     dispatch(expandPublicTimeline({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
-    this.disconnect = dispatch(connectPublicStream({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
+
+    if (signedIn) {
+      this.disconnect = dispatch(connectPublicStream({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
+    }
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
+
     if (prevProps.onlyMedia !== this.props.onlyMedia || prevProps.onlyRemote !== this.props.onlyRemote) {
       const { dispatch, onlyMedia, onlyRemote } = this.props;
 
-      this.disconnect();
+      if (this.disconnect) {
+        this.disconnect();
+      }
+
       dispatch(expandPublicTimeline({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
-      this.disconnect = dispatch(connectPublicStream({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
+
+      if (signedIn) {
+        this.disconnect = dispatch(connectPublicStream({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote }));
+      }
     }
   }