diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
index 52e10e1d9..665d181fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/index.js.coffee
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class App extends Spine.Controller
 
       # define print name helper
       params.P = ( item ) ->
+        return item if !item
         if typeof item is 'object'
           if item.displayNameLong
             item.displayNameLong()
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/application_model.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/application_model.js.coffee
index 0f0e3e15e..f91174c57 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/application_model.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/application_model.js.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class App.Model extends Spine.Model
       if @lastname
         if name
          name = name + ' '
-      name = name + @lastname
+        name = name + @lastname
       return name
     return '???'
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class App.Model extends Spine.Model
       if @lastname
         if name
          name = name + ' '
-      name = name + @lastname
+        name = name + @lastname
       if @organization
         if typeof @organization is 'object'
           name = "#{name} (#{@organization.name})"