diff --git a/application/modules/courses/controllers/NewController.php b/application/modules/courses/controllers/NewController.php
index 6454a3be9b99c94eee793ac7aa286c5f28a1f870..f8add1574d2c41a8933513b4e9b350addef31af4 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/controllers/NewController.php
+++ b/application/modules/courses/controllers/NewController.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class Courses_NewController extends App_Controller_Action
         $this->view->courseLetter = $in->courseLetter;
         $this->view->courseNumber = $in->courseNumber;
         $this->view->activeRequests = $activeRequests;
-        $this->view->isAce = $course->isAce();
+        if ($course) {
+            $this->view->isAce = $course && $course->isAce();
+        }
         $this->render($render);
 	}