diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/conversation_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/conversation_controller.ex
index 08cde1c1..f8fe080d 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/conversation_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/conversation_controller.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ConversationController do
   import Ecto.Query
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.Plugs.FilterBannedUsers when action in [:new, :create]
-  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Conversation, id_field: "slug", only: :show
+  plug :load_and_authorize_resource, model: Conversation, id_field: "slug", only: :show, preload: [:to, :from]
 
   def index(conn, _params) do
     user = conn.assigns.current_user