diff --git a/djangoshaker/views.py b/djangoshaker/views.py
--- a/djangoshaker/views.py
+++ b/djangoshaker/views.py
@@ -49,17 +49,18 @@ class UserView(TemplateView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(UserView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        context['user_ingredients'] = Ingredient.objects.filter(pk__in = self.request.session['user_ingredients']).order_by('name')
-        context['ingredients'] = Ingredient.objects.exclude(pk__in = self.request.session['user_ingredients']).order_by('name')
+        if 'user_ingredients' in self.request.session:
+            context['user_ingredients'] = Ingredient.objects.filter(pk__in = self.request.session['user_ingredients']).order_by('name')
+            context['ingredients'] = Ingredient.objects.exclude(pk__in = self.request.session['user_ingredients']).order_by('name')
 
-        user_ingredients = set(self.request.session['user_ingredients'])
-        available_recipes = []
-        for recipe in Recipe.objects.all():
-            recipe_ingredients = set([recing.ingredient_id for recing in recipe.recipeingredient_set.all()])
-            if recipe_ingredients.issubset(user_ingredients):
-                print recipe.name
-                available_recipes.append(recipe)
-        context['available_recipes'] = available_recipes
+            user_ingredients = set(self.request.session['user_ingredients'])
+            available_recipes = []
+            for recipe in Recipe.objects.all():
+                recipe_ingredients = set([recing.ingredient_id for recing in recipe.recipeingredient_set.all()])
+                if recipe_ingredients.issubset(user_ingredients):
+                    print recipe.name
+                    available_recipes.append(recipe)
+            context['available_recipes'] = available_recipes
 
         return context