diff --git a/app/dashboard/models.py b/app/dashboard/models.py
index 5aab1d255b7..b718e5b886d 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/models.py
@@ -1590,7 +1590,6 @@ def get_sent_kudos(self):
             contract__network=settings.KUDOS_NETWORK,
         ).distinct('id')
 
-
     @property
     def is_org(self):
         try:
diff --git a/app/dashboard/views.py b/app/dashboard/views.py
index b2713f61ab4..01027a3e570 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/views.py
@@ -1202,22 +1202,25 @@ def profile(request, handle):
 @csrf_exempt
 def lazy_load_kudos(request):
     page = request.POST.get('page', 1)
-    address = request.POST.get('address')
     context = {}
     datarequest = request.POST.get('request')
     order_by = request.GET.get('order_by', '-modified_on')
     limit = int(request.GET.get('limit', 8))
     handle = request.POST.get('handle')
-    profile = Profile.objects.get(handle=handle)
-    if datarequest == 'mykudos':
-        key = 'kudos'
-        context[key] = profile.get_my_kudos.order_by('id', order_by)
-    else:
-        key = 'sent_kudos'
-        context[key] = profile.get_sent_kudos.order_by('id', order_by)
 
-    paginator = Paginator(context[key], limit)
+    if handle:
+        try:
+            profile = Profile.objects.get(handle=handle)
+            if datarequest == 'mykudos':
+                key = 'kudos'
+                context[key] = profile.get_my_kudos.order_by('id', order_by)
+            else:
+                key = 'sent_kudos'
+                context[key] = profile.get_sent_kudos.order_by('id', order_by)
+        except Profile.DoesNotExist:
+            pass
 
+    paginator = Paginator(context[key], limit)
     kudos = paginator.get_page(page)
     kudos_html = loader.render_to_string('shared/kudos_card_profile.html', {'kudos': kudos})
     return JsonResponse({'kudos_html': kudos_html, 'has_next': kudos.has_next()})