diff --git a/server/services/v1/comments/abandon.go b/server/services/v1/comments/abandon.go
index 727d0e5..21768ee 100644
--- a/server/services/v1/comments/abandon.go
+++ b/server/services/v1/comments/abandon.go
@@ -29,7 +29,19 @@ func abandon(args *commentapi.AbandonArgs) (*commentapi.CommentItem, error) {
 	if comment.R.Channel == nil {
 		return nil, errors.Err("channel id '%s' does not have a channel record", comment.ChannelID.String)
 	}
-	commenterChannel = comment.R.Channel
+	// Handle anonymous content where there's no channel associated
+	if comment.R.Channel == nil {
+		// If the content is anonymous, set the modChannel to a default or system channel
+		// Assuming there's a function getDefaultModeratorChannel() that returns a default mod channel
+		if args.ModChannelName != "" && args.ModChannelID != "" {
+			modChannel, creatorChannel, err = helper.GetModerator(args.ModChannelID, args.ModChannelName, args.ModChannelID, args.ModChannelID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		commenterChannel = comment.R.Channel
+	}
 	// Old versions of desktop app will allow for just creator channel info to be sent for creators to
 	// delete comments and mod channel info is newer addition and would not be sent so we cannot assume
 	// it will sent with request.