diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
index d1e974d8a..89cfe3eaf 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
@@ -391,8 +391,12 @@ impl<'a> PostQuery<'a> {
     }
 
     query = match self.sort.unwrap_or(SortType::Hot) {
-      SortType::Active => query.then_order_by(post_aggregates::hot_rank_active.desc()),
-      SortType::Hot => query.then_order_by(post_aggregates::hot_rank.desc()),
+      SortType::Active => query
+        .filter(post_aggregates::hot_rank_active.gt(1))
+        .then_order_by(post_aggregates::hot_rank_active.desc()),
+      SortType::Hot => query
+        .filter(post_aggregates::hot_rank.gt(1))
+        .then_order_by(post_aggregates::hot_rank.desc()),
       SortType::New => query.then_order_by(post_aggregates::published.desc()),
       SortType::Old => query.then_order_by(post_aggregates::published.asc()),
       SortType::NewComments => query.then_order_by(post_aggregates::newest_comment_time.desc()),
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs b/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
index 94bcdaf92..899931c4f 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ impl<'a> CommunityQuery<'a> {
         );
     }
     match self.sort.unwrap_or(Hot) {
-      Hot | Active => query = query.order_by(community_aggregates::hot_rank.desc()),
+      Hot | Active => {
+        query = query
+          .filter(community_aggregates::hot_rank.gt(1))
+          .order_by(community_aggregates::hot_rank.desc())
+      }
       NewComments | TopDay | TopTwelveHour | TopSixHour | TopHour => {
         query = query.order_by(community_aggregates::users_active_day.desc())
       }