diff --git a/openslides/application/views.py b/openslides/application/views.py
index 8a7990c66..b8219af27 100644
--- a/openslides/application/views.py
+++ b/openslides/application/views.py
@@ -749,7 +749,10 @@ class ApplicationPDF(PDFView):
             cell1b.append(Paragraph("       "+unicode(application.submitter.profile), stylesheet['Small']))
             cell1b.append(Spacer(0,0.2*cm))
         else:
-            cell1b.append(Paragraph(unicode(application.submitter.profile), stylesheet['Normal']))
+            try:
+                cell1b.append(Paragraph(unicode(application.submitter.profile), stylesheet['Normal']))
+            except Profile.DoesNotExist:
+                pass
 
         # supporters
         cell2a = []
diff --git a/openslides/utils/views.py b/openslides/utils/views.py
index 6329f5462..84d7854bc 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/views.py
+++ b/openslides/utils/views.py
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ class PDFView(PermissionMixin, View):
         return self.top_space
 
     def get_document_title(self):
-        return unicode(self.document_title)
+        if self.document_title:
+            return unicode(self.document_title)
+        else:
+            return self.document_title
 
     def get_filename(self):
         return self.filename