diff --git a/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/IssueService.php b/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/IssueService.php
index 6dde3c87af..01c0c1c2bc 100644
--- a/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/IssueService.php
+++ b/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/IssueService.php
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ public function issueResolver(Request $request)
      */
     public function getLatestPublishedIssue()
     {
+        if (!$this->publicationService->getPublication()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $issues = $this->publicationService->getPublication()->getIssues()->toArray();
         usort($issues, function ($x, $y) {
             return $y->getId() - $x->getId();
diff --git a/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/ThemesService.php b/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/ThemesService.php
index 4d85844b85..d4a2c87c07 100644
--- a/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/ThemesService.php
+++ b/newscoop/library/Newscoop/Services/ThemesService.php
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public function __construct(
     public function getThemePath()
     {
         $issue = $this->issueService->getIssue();
+        if (!$issue) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $languageId = $issue->getLanguageId();
         $publication = $this->publicationService->getPublication();
         $cacheKeyThemePath = $this->cacheService->getCacheKey(array('getThemePath', $languageId, $publication->getId(), $issue->getNumber()), 'issue');
diff --git a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/NewscoopBundle/EventListener/OldPluginsTranslationListener.php b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/NewscoopBundle/EventListener/OldPluginsTranslationListener.php
index 5d48e0fcdb..c04c9a7c1f 100644
--- a/newscoop/src/Newscoop/NewscoopBundle/EventListener/OldPluginsTranslationListener.php
+++ b/newscoop/src/Newscoop/NewscoopBundle/EventListener/OldPluginsTranslationListener.php
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ public function onRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
         if ($this->cacheService->contains($cacheKey)) {
             $files = $this->cacheService->fetch($cacheKey);
         } else {
+            $dir = __DIR__.'/../../../../plugins/*/admin-files/translations';
+            if (!file_exists($dir)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             $finder = new Finder();
             $extension = $locale.'.yml';
             $files = array();
 
-            $finder->files()->in(__DIR__.'/../../../../plugins/*/admin-files/translations');
+            $finder->files()->in($dir);
             $finder->files()->name('*.'.$locale.'.yml');
 
             foreach ($finder as $file) {