diff --git a/apps/conference/views.py b/apps/conference/views.py
index b662e1c5..043206f3 100644
--- a/apps/conference/views.py
+++ b/apps/conference/views.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class ConferenceDetail(ObjectStatMixin, CommentMixin, JitterCacheMixin, Metadata
         context['advertising_form'] = AdvertiseForm()
         obj = self.object
         if not obj.description:
-            context['default_description'] = unicode(self.descriptions[lang]).format(**obj.default_description_context())
+            context['default_description'] = unicode(self.descriptions.get(lang)).format(**obj.default_description_context())
         context['city'] = str(obj.city_id)
         context['country'] = str(obj.country_id)
         context['themes'] = [str(item.id) for item in obj.theme.all()]
diff --git a/apps/exposition/views.py b/apps/exposition/views.py
index ce2bf073..d83dde46 100644
--- a/apps/exposition/views.py
+++ b/apps/exposition/views.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class ExpoDetail(ObjectStatMixin, JitterCacheMixin, MetadataMixin, DetailView):
         context['advertising_form'] = AdvertiseForm()
         obj = self.object
         if not obj.description:
-            context['default_description'] = unicode(self.descriptions[lang]).format(**obj.default_description_context())
+            context['default_description'] = unicode(self.descriptions.get(lang)).format(**obj.default_description_context())
         context['city'] = str(obj.city_id)
         context['country'] = str(obj.country_id)
         context['themes'] = [str(item.id) for item in obj.theme.all()]