diff --git a/app/models/honor.rb b/app/models/honor.rb
index 139522f..51e718a 100644
--- a/app/models/honor.rb
+++ b/app/models/honor.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Honor
   before_validation :add_http
 
   def slug_title
-    self.award_name+' '+self.awarding_unit
+    self.award_name+' '+self.awarding_unit rescue ""
   end
 
   def get_plugin_data(fields_to_show)