diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index 8d0ea60725..0f85d3cd9e 100644
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ sub get_template_and_user {
 		# We are going to use the $flags returned by checkauth
 		# to create the template's parameters that will indicate
 		# which menus the user can access.
-		if ($flags->{superlibrarian} == 1)
+		if ($flags && $flags->{superlibrarian} == 1)
 		{
 			$template->param(CAN_user_circulate => 1);
 			$template->param(CAN_user_catalogue => 1);
@@ -146,53 +146,53 @@ sub get_template_and_user {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_management => 1);
 			$template->param(CAN_user_tools => 1); }
 		
-		if ($flags->{circulate} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{circulate} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_circulate => 1); }
 
-		if ($flags->{catalogue} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{catalogue} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_catalogue => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{parameters} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{parameters} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_parameters => 1);	
 			$template->param(CAN_user_management => 1);
 			$template->param(CAN_user_tools => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{borrowers} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{borrowers} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_borrowers => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{permissions} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{permissions} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_permission => 1); }
 		
-		if ($flags->{reserveforothers} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{reserveforothers} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_reserveforothers => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{borrow} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{borrow} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_borrow => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{reserveforself} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{reserveforself} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_reserveforself => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{editcatalogue} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{editcatalogue} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_editcatalogue => 1); }
 		
 
-		if ($flags->{updatecharges} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{updatecharges} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_updatecharge => 1); }
 		
-		if ($flags->{acquisition} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{acquisition} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_acquisition => 1); }
 		
-		if ($flags->{management} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{management} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_management => 1);
 			$template->param(CAN_user_tools => 1); }
 		
-		if ($flags->{tools} == 1) {
+		if ($flags && $flags->{tools} == 1) {
 			$template->param(CAN_user_tools => 1); }
 		
 	}
diff --git a/bull/statecollection.pl b/bull/statecollection.pl
index 219345945a..c2b847a460 100755
--- a/bull/statecollection.pl
+++ b/bull/statecollection.pl
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ if ($op eq 'serialchangestatus') {
 		if ($serialids[$i]) {
 			serialchangestatus($serialids[$i],$serialseqs[$i],format_date_in_iso($planneddates[$i]),$status[$i]) unless ($hassubscriptionexpired && $oldstatus == 1);
 		} else {
-			my $subscription=getsubscription($subscriptionid);
-			newissue($serialseqs[$i],$subscriptionid,$subscription->{biblionumber},$status[$i], format_date_in_iso($planneddates[$i]));
+			if ($serialseqs[$i]) {
+				my $subscription=getsubscription($subscriptionid);
+				newissue($serialseqs[$i],$subscriptionid,$subscription->{biblionumber},$status[$i], format_date_in_iso($planneddates[$i]));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }