diff --git a/app/helpers/protips_helper.rb b/app/helpers/protips_helper.rb
index 1ce07d98..2aee2226 100644
--- a/app/helpers/protips_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/protips_helper.rb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def formatted_best_stat_value(protip)
     value =
         case best_stat_name(protip).to_sym
           when :views
-            best_stat_value(protip) * Protip::COUNTABLE_VIEWS_CHUNK
+            views_stat_value(protip)
           else
             best_stat_value(protip)
         end
@@ -348,4 +348,17 @@ def default_featured_job_banner
   def protip_display_mode
     mobile_device? ? "fullpage" : "popup"
   end
+
+  def views_stat_value(protip)
+    best_stat_value(protip) * Protip::COUNTABLE_VIEWS_CHUNK
+  end
+
+  def display_protip_stats?(protip)
+    stat_name = best_stat_name(protip)
+    # if stat is present, and the stat we're displaying is views over 50, display.
+    # otherwise, we're showing stats for something other than views.
+    return true if protip.best_stat.present? && stat_name == :views && views_stat_value(protip) > 50
+    return true if protip.best_stat.present? && stat_name != :views
+    return false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/protips/_mini.html.haml b/app/views/protips/_mini.html.haml
index f3473efd..6cecce59 100644
--- a/app/views/protips/_mini.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/protips/_mini.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - protip = protip.load  #this is simply a hack, fix ES indexed json
 %article{:class => dom_class(protip), :id => protip.public_id}
-  %header
-    -unless protip.best_stat.nil? || best_stat_value(protip) == 0
+  -if display_protip_stats?(protip)  
+    %header
       %span{:class => protip_stat_class(protip)}
         = formatted_best_stat_value(protip) unless best_stat_name(protip) =~ /hawt/