diff --git fivestar.module fivestar.module
index 4d3a0a3..f872915 100644
--- fivestar.module
+++ fivestar.module
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ function fivestar_get_votes($type, $cid, $tag = 'vote', $uid = NULL) {
       $votes['count'] = $result;
     }
   }
-  if ($user->uid) {
+  if ($uid !== FALSE && $user->uid) {
     $user_vote = votingapi_select_votes($criteria += array('uid' => $user->uid));
     if ($user_vote) {
       $votes['user'] = $user_vote[0];
@@ -1007,8 +1007,6 @@ function fivestar_static($content_type, $content_id, $node_type = NULL) {
     'tag' => 'vote',
   );
 
-  $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id);
-
   if ($content_type == 'node') {
     // Content type should always be passed to avoid this node load.
     if (!isset($node_type)) {
@@ -1024,17 +1022,23 @@ function fivestar_static($content_type, $content_id, $node_type = NULL) {
     switch ($star_display) {
       case 'average':
       case 'dual':
+        $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id, 'vote', FALSE);
         $star_value = $votes['average']['value'];
         $title = $title_display ? t('Average') : NULL;
         break;
       case 'user':
+        $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id);
         $star_value = $votes['user']['value'];
         $title = $title_display ? t('Your rating') : NULL;
         break;
       case 'smart':
+        $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id);
         $star_value = $votes['user']['value'] ? $votes['user']['value'] : $votes['average']['value'];
         $title = $title_display ? $votes['user']['value'] ? t('Your rating') : t('Average') : NULL;
         break;
+      default:
+        $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id);
+        break;
     }
 
     // Set all text values, then unset the unnecessary ones.
@@ -1060,6 +1064,7 @@ function fivestar_static($content_type, $content_id, $node_type = NULL) {
   }
   // Possibly add other content types here (comment, user, etc).
   else {
+    $votes = fivestar_get_votes($content_type, $content_id);
     $stars = 5;
     $star_value = $votes['average']['value'];
     $user_value = $votes['user']['value'];