diff --git a/app/controllers/classified_listings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/classified_listings_controller.rb
index 87aaca1a7..628360e8f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/classified_listings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/classified_listings_controller.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ClassifiedListingsController < ApplicationController
     @displayed_classified_listing = published_listings.find_by(slug: params[:slug]) if params[:slug]
 
     if params[:view] == "moderate"
+      not_found unless @displayed_classified_listing
       return redirect_to "/internal/listings/#{@displayed_classified_listing.id}/edit"
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/classified_listings_spec.rb b/spec/requests/classified_listings_spec.rb
index 8368193ce..a53db700d 100644
--- a/spec/requests/classified_listings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/classified_listings_spec.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ RSpec.describe "ClassifiedListings", type: :request do
         expect(response.body).not_to include(CGI.escapeHTML(expired_listing.title))
       end
     end
+
+    context "when view is moderate" do
+      it "redirects to internal/listings/:id/edit" do
+        get "/listings", params: { view: "moderate", slug: listing.slug }
+        expect(response.redirect_url).to include("/internal/listings/#{listing.id}/edit")
+      end
+
+      it "without a slug raises an ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound error" do
+        expect do
+          get "/listings", params: { view: "moderate" }
+        end.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "GET /listings/new" do