diff --git a/plugins/Reply/Entity/NoteReply.php b/plugins/Reply/Entity/NoteReply.php
index 7d0755aea3..6a9e9fd5a2 100644
--- a/plugins/Reply/Entity/NoteReply.php
+++ b/plugins/Reply/Entity/NoteReply.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class NoteReply extends Entity
         $result = DB::dql('select nr.reply_to from note_reply nr '
             . 'where nr.note_id = :note_id', ['note_id' => $note->getId()], );
 
-        if (!\is_null($result) && \array_key_exists(0, $result)) {
+        if (\array_key_exists(0, $result)) {
             return $result[0]['reply_to'];
         }
 
diff --git a/public/assets/default_theme/css/pages/feeds.css b/public/assets/default_theme/css/pages/feeds.css
index de65d93dd4..70f9c73af3 100644
--- a/public/assets/default_theme/css/pages/feeds.css
+++ b/public/assets/default_theme/css/pages/feeds.css
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@
     border-radius: var(--smaller);
 }
 
-.h-entry .replies .h-entry {
-    background-color: unset;
-    padding: 0 var(--smaller) var(--smaller) 0;
+.h-entry .replies {
+    padding: var(--smaller);
     margin-left: var(--small)
 }