diff --git a/ietf/doc/expire.py b/ietf/doc/expire.py
index 19ddf775e..3d4839652 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/expire.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/expire.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ def in_draft_expire_freeze(when=None):
 
     meeting = Meeting.objects.filter(type='ietf', date__gte=when-datetime.timedelta(days=7)).order_by('date').first()
 
+    if not meeting:
+        return False
+
     d = meeting.get_second_cut_off()
     # for some reason, the old Perl code started at 9 am
     second_cut_off = datetime.datetime.combine(d, datetime.time(9, 0))
diff --git a/ietf/doc/tests_draft.py b/ietf/doc/tests_draft.py
index 67b25f94c..35f69bf7b 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/tests_draft.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/tests_draft.py
@@ -645,6 +645,9 @@ class ExpireIDsTests(DraftFileMixin, TestCase):
     def test_in_draft_expire_freeze(self):
         from ietf.doc.expire import in_draft_expire_freeze
 
+        # If there is no "next" meeting, we musn't be in a freeze
+        self.assertTrue(not in_draft_expire_freeze())
+
         meeting = Meeting.objects.create(number="123",
                                type=MeetingTypeName.objects.get(slug="ietf"),
                                date=datetime.date.today())
diff --git a/ietf/submit/forms.py b/ietf/submit/forms.py
index ea93557c1..12eadeb34 100644
--- a/ietf/submit/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/submit/forms.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class SubmissionBaseUploadForm(forms.Form):
     def set_cutoff_warnings(self):
         now = datetime.datetime.now(pytz.utc)
         meeting = Meeting.get_current_meeting()
+        if not meeting:
+            return
         #
         cutoff_00 = meeting.get_00_cutoff()
         cutoff_01 = meeting.get_01_cutoff()
diff --git a/ietf/submit/tests.py b/ietf/submit/tests.py
index 582871f9b..7764b2726 100644
--- a/ietf/submit/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/submit/tests.py
@@ -859,6 +859,10 @@ class SubmitTests(TestCase):
     def test_submit_new_individual_xml(self):
         self.submit_new_individual(["xml"])
 
+    def test_submit_new_individual_xml_no_next_meeting(self):
+        Meeting.objects.all().delete()
+        self.submit_new_individual(["xml"])
+
     def test_submit_new_individual_txt_xml(self):
         self.submit_new_individual(["txt", "xml"])