diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 73a1f476..dfc9f3fe 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   # TODO:Snap!Con: Replace this with a search for a conference logo.
   def nav_root_link_for(conference)
-    path = conference ? conference_path(conference) : root_path
+    path = conference.try(:name) ? conference_path(conference) : root_path
     link_to(
       image_tag('snapcon_logo.png'),
       path,