Index: abuse/abuse.module
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--- abuse/abuse.module	(revision 1556)
+++ abuse/abuse.module	(working copy)
@@ -937,8 +937,8 @@ function _abuse_set_status($type, $oid, 
 
 function _abuse_allow($type, $oid) {
   $object = _abuse_load($type, $oid);
-  $account = user_load(array('uid' => $object->uid, 'status' => 1));
-  if ($account->uid) {
+  $valid_user = ($object->uid === "0") || user_load(array('uid' => $object->uid, 'status' => 1));
+  if ( $valid_user ) {
     // Re-Save the node so it can get indexed if not already done so and any other important functionality is carried out by being published
     switch ($type) {
       case 'node':