diff --git a/conference/views.py b/conference/views.py
index 1e7e39c8..8e9ef448 100644
--- a/conference/views.py
+++ b/conference/views.py
@@ -406,9 +406,16 @@ class ConferenceDetail(ObjectStatMixin, JitterCacheMixin, MetadataMixin, DetailV
         slug = self.kwargs.get(self.slug_url_kwarg, None)
         try:
             city = City.objects.get(old_url=slug)
-            return HttpResponseRedirect('/conference/city/%s/'%city.url)
-        except City.DoesNotExist:
-            return super(ConferenceDetail, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        #     return HttpResponseRedirect('/conference/city/%s/'%city.url)
+        # except City.DoesNotExist:
+        #     return super(ConferenceDetail, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            if city:
+                return HttpResponseRedirect('/conference/city/%s/'%city.url)
+        except Exception:
+            try:
+                return super(ConferenceDetail, self).dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            except:
+                raise Http404('NotFound')
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(ConferenceDetail, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)