diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/icon_importer.py b/apps/rss_feeds/icon_importer.py
index ae433b027..561b80b6e 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/icon_importer.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/icon_importer.py
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ class IconImporter(object):
                 # print "Bad .ICO"
                 pass
             image     = self.normalize_image(image)
-            color     = self.determine_dominant_color_in_image(image)
+            try:
+                color     = self.determine_dominant_color_in_image(image)
+            except IndexError:
+                return
             try:
                 image_str = self.string_from_image(image)
             except TypeError:
diff --git a/apps/social/models.py b/apps/social/models.py
index 95450e249..9a1b18b68 100644
--- a/apps/social/models.py
+++ b/apps/social/models.py
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ class MSharedStory(mongo.Document):
                 for c, comment in enumerate(story[comment_set]):
                     if comment['user_id'] not in profiles: continue
                     stories[s][comment_set][c]['user'] = profiles[comment['user_id']]
-                    if comment['source_user_id']:
+                    if comment['source_user_id'] and comment['source_user_id'] in profiles:
                         stories[s][comment_set][c]['source_user'] = profiles[comment['source_user_id']]
                     for r, reply in enumerate(comment['replies']):
                         if reply['user_id'] not in profiles: continue
diff --git a/config/requirements.txt b/config/requirements.txt
index 532a263a7..798ad665a 100644
--- a/config/requirements.txt
+++ b/config/requirements.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ python-gflags==2.0
 pytz==2013b
 raven==3.1.17
 readline==6.2.4.1
-redis==2.7.2
+redis==2.8.0
 hiredis==0.1.1
 requests==1.1.0
 seacucumber==1.5