       width: '350px'
 
   renderStatus: () ->
-    status = @savedArtworkCollection.get('private')
-    @$('.favorites-privacy').html $( favoritesStatusTemplate private: status )
+    isPrivate = @savedArtworkCollection.get('private') ? true
+    @$('.favorites-privacy').html $( favoritesStatusTemplate private: isPrivate)
 
   # Check the favorites status and show the status dialog instead of
   # sharing window if it's private.
   checkStatusBeforeSharing: (e) =>
     e.preventDefault()
 
-    if @savedArtworkCollection.get('private')
+    if @savedArtworkCollection.get('private') ? true
       @showStatusDialog()
       e.stopPropagation()
 

        else
          @artworkColumnsView.appendArtworks collection.models
          @nextPage = page + 1

  infiniteScroll: =>
    fold = $(window).height() + $(window).scrollTop()

    @savedArtworkCollection.fetch
      data: { user_id: @currentUser.get('id'), private: true }
      success: =>
        @showStatusDialog() if @savedArtworkCollection.get('private')
      error: =>
        @renderStatus()
    mediator.on 'favorites:make:public', @makePublic, this
    # intercept click events before bubbling up to ShareView
    @$('[class^="share-to-"]').on 'click', @checkStatusBeforeSharing
