diff --git a/ietf/person/tests.py b/ietf/person/tests.py
index f659b9896..be330bdf0 100644
--- a/ietf/person/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/person/tests.py
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ class PersonTests(TestCase):
         r = self.client.get(photo_url)
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
 
+    def test_person_profile_without_email(self):
+        person = PersonFactory(name="foobar@example.com")
+        # delete Email record
+        person.email().delete()
+        url = urlreverse("ietf.person.views.profile", kwargs={ "email_or_name": person.plain_name()})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertContains(r, person.name, status_code=200)
+
+    def test_person_profile_404(self):
+        urls = [
+                urlreverse("ietf.person.views.profile", kwargs={ "email_or_name": "nonexistent@example.com"}),
+                urlreverse("ietf.person.views.profile", kwargs={ "email_or_name": "Nonexistent Person"}),]
+
+        for url in urls:
+            r = self.client.get(url)
+            self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 404)
+
     def test_person_photo(self):
         person = PersonFactory(with_bio=True)
         
@@ -403,8 +420,3 @@ class PersonUtilsTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(get_dots(ncmember),['nomcom'])
         ncchair = RoleFactory(group__acronym='nomcom2020',group__type_id='nomcom',name_id='chair').person
         self.assertEqual(get_dots(ncchair),['nomcom'])
-
-
-
-
-       
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diff --git a/ietf/person/views.py b/ietf/person/views.py
index 59ab9366c..7ac300cae 100644
--- a/ietf/person/views.py
+++ b/ietf/person/views.py
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ def ajax_select2_search(request, model_name):
     return HttpResponse(select2_id_name_json(objs), content_type='application/json')
 
 def profile(request, email_or_name):
+    aliases = Alias.objects.filter(name=email_or_name)
+    persons = list(set([ a.person for a in aliases ]))
+
     if '@' in email_or_name:
-        persons = [ get_object_or_404(Email, address=email_or_name).person, ]
-    else:
-        aliases = Alias.objects.filter(name=email_or_name)
-        persons = list(set([ a.person for a in aliases ]))
+        emails = Email.objects.filter(address=email_or_name)
+        persons += list(set([ e.person for e in emails ]))
+
     persons = [ p for p in persons if p and p.id ]
     if not persons:
         raise Http404