diff --git a/app/models/answer.rb b/app/models/answer.rb
index 5678c566..52568fa8 100644
--- a/app/models/answer.rb
+++ b/app/models/answer.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Answer < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_destroy do
     # mark a report as deleted if it exists
-    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: Reports::Answer)
+    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: 'Reports::Answer')
     rep.each do |r|
       unless r.nil?
         r.deleted = true
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index c23070ca..abc04dbe 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   before_destroy do
-    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: Reports::Comment)
+    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: 'Reports::Comment')
     rep.each do |r|
       unless r.nil?
         r.deleted = true
diff --git a/app/models/question.rb b/app/models/question.rb
index 1771b6bc..adc95c59 100644
--- a/app/models/question.rb
+++ b/app/models/question.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Question < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :content, length: { maximum: 255 }
 
   before_destroy do
-    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: Reports::Question)
+    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: 'Reports::Question')
     rep.each do |r|
       unless r.nil?
         r.deleted = true
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 832b4e20..c991e2a2 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # when a user deleted himself, all reports relating to the user are invalid
   before_destroy do
-    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: Reports::User)
+    rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: 'Reports::User')
     rep.each do |r|
       unless r.nil?
         r.deleted = true
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # region stuff used for reporting/moderation
   def report(object, reason = nil)
-    existing = Report.find_by(target_id: object.id, user_id: self.id, deleted: false)
+    existing = Report.find_by(type: "Reports::#{object.class}", target_id: object.id, user_id: self.id, deleted: false)
     if existing.nil?
       Report.create(type: "Reports::#{object.class}", target_id: object.id, user_id: self.id, reason: reason)
     elsif not reason.nil? and reason.length > 0