diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templatetags/projecttags.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templatetags/projecttags.py
index 3dd0f3dbe2..ee08ab74a9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templatetags/projecttags.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templatetags/projecttags.py
@@ -247,5 +247,5 @@ def get_dict_value(dictionary, key):
     """
     try:
         return dictionary[key]
-    except KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, IndexError):
         return ''