diff --git a/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx b/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
index 7a58c4424..b9ae15fae 100644
--- a/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var StudentRegistration = intl.injectIntl(React.createClass({
             if (body[0] && body[0].success) return this.advanceStep(formData);
             this.setState({
                 registrationError:
-                    body[0].msg ||
+                    (body[0] && body[0].msg) ||
                     this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.generalError'}) + ' (' + res.statusCode + ')'
             });
         }.bind(this));
diff --git a/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx b/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
index b4954f3dd..c4ac97dc7 100644
--- a/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
+++ b/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var TeacherRegistration = React.createClass({
             }
             this.setState({
                 registrationError:
-                    body[0].msg ||
+                    (body[0] && body[0].msg) ||
                     this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.generalError'}) + ' (' + res.statusCode + ')'
             });
         }.bind(this));