diff --git a/anatomy/views.py b/anatomy/views.py
index 26ea6c9b..17900cbc 100644
--- a/anatomy/views.py
+++ b/anatomy/views.py
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class AuthorOrCheckerRequiredMixin(object):
 
 @register.filter
 def get_item(dictionary, key):
+    if dictionary is None:
+        return ""
     return dictionary.get(key)