diff --git a/backend/donations/views/common/search.py b/backend/donations/views/common/search.py
index 0c6b8c447..f77ec15d4 100644
--- a/backend/donations/views/common/search.py
+++ b/backend/donations/views/common/search.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ def search(self, queryset: QuerySet[Any] | None = None) -> QuerySet:
             language_code = self.request.LANGUAGE_CODE
         language_code = language_code.lower()
 
-        return self.get_search_results(queryset, query, language_code)
+        try:
+            return self.get_search_results(queryset, query, language_code)
+        except ValueError:
+            return queryset.none()
 
 
 class NgoSearchMixin(CommonSearchMixin):
diff --git a/backend/partners/context_processors.py b/backend/partners/context_processors.py
index 94c5e35fc..b1515ed22 100644
--- a/backend/partners/context_processors.py
+++ b/backend/partners/context_processors.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 
 def custom_subdomain(request: HttpRequest):
+    try:
+        custom_subdomain = request.partner.subdomain if request.partner else ""
+    except AttributeError:
+        custom_subdomain = ""
+
     return {
-        "custom_subdomain": request.partner.subdomain if request.partner else "",
+        "custom_subdomain": custom_subdomain,
     }