diff --git a/app/models/writing_conference.rb b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
index 025425f..e700cff 100644
--- a/app/models/writing_conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/writing_conference.rb
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ class WritingConference
       files = []
       self.writing_conference_files.each do |conference_files|  
         url = conference_files.file.url
-        title = (conference_files.title.blank? ? File.basename(conference_files.file.path) : conference_files.title)
-        files << "<li><a href='#{url}'' target='_blank'>#{title}</li>"
+        title = ((conference_files.title.blank? ? File.basename(conference_files.file.path) : conference_files.title) rescue "")
+        files << (url.nil? ? "" : "<li><a href='#{url}'' target='_blank'>#{title}</li>")
       end
       value = files.join("")
     else