diff --git a/www/assert/main.js b/www/assert/main.js
index c792c780c..eb470eb35 100644
--- a/www/assert/main.js
+++ b/www/assert/main.js
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ define([
 
     // check that old hashes parse correctly
     assert(function (cb) {
-        if (1) { return cb(true); } // TODO(cjd): This is a test failure which is a known bug
+        //if (1) { return cb(true); } // TODO(cjd): This is a test failure which is a known bug
         var secret = Hash.parsePadUrl('/pad/#67b8385b07352be53e40746d2be6ccd7XAYSuJYYqa9NfmInyHci7LNy');
         return cb(secret.hashData.channel === "67b8385b07352be53e40746d2be6ccd7" &&
             secret.hashData.key === "XAYSuJYYqa9NfmInyHci7LNy" &&
             secret.hashData.version === 0 &&
-            typeof(secret.hashData.getURL) === 'function');
+            typeof(secret.getUrl) === 'function');
     }, "Old hash failed to parse");
 
     // make sure version 1 hashes parse correctly
diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index e48452b6d..7d3d15dfd 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -525,11 +525,11 @@ define([
         var h = p.hashData;
 
         var owners;
-        if (Store.channel && Util.base64ToHex(h.channel) === Store.channel.wc.id) {
+        if (Store.channel && Store.channel.wc && Util.base64ToHex(h.channel) === Store.channel.wc.id) {
             owners = Store.channel.data.owners || undefined;
         }
         var expire;
-        if (Store.channel && Util.base64ToHex(h.channel) === Store.channel.wc.id) {
+        if (Store.channel && Store.channel.wc && Util.base64ToHex(h.channel) === Store.channel.wc.id) {
             expire = +Store.channel.data.expire || undefined;
         }