# 500 error for latest.rss ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method \`name' for nil:NilClass)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-latest-rss-actionview-error-undefined-method-name-for-nil-nilclass/260953
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [April 7, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-latest-rss-actionview-error-undefined-method-name-for-nil-nilclass/260953 "2023-04-07T16:05:31Z")
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### Author: ![TechGeek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techgeek/32/274321_2.png) [@TechGeek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechGeek)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-latest-rss-actionview-error-undefined-method-name-for-nil-nilclass/260953/1 "2023-04-07T16:05:31Z")

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Accessing /latest.rss is resulting in 500 error with “ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method `name’ for nil:NilClass)” error shown in logs.

Instance is at running discourse v3.1.0.beta3 +272. All plugins are up to date.

More detailed info from logs page

```plaintext
ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method `name' for nil:NilClass)
app/views/list/list.rss.erb:18
app/views/list/list.rss.erb:13:in `each'
app/views/list/list.rss.erb:13
app/controllers/list_controller.rb:245:in `latest_feed'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:414:in `block in with_resolved_locale'
app/controllers/application_controller.rb:414:in `with_resolved_locale'
lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:74:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:369:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in `call'
lib/middleware/enforce_hostname.rb:24:in `call'
lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:228:in `call'

Backtrace

app/views/list/list.rss.erb:18
app/views/list/list.rss.erb:13:in `each'
app/views/list/list.rss.erb:13
actionview (7.0.4.3) lib/action_view/base.rb:244:in `public_send'
actionview (7.0.4.3) lib/action_view/base.rb:244:in `_run'
actionview (7.0.4.3) lib/action_view/template.rb:157:in `block in render'
activesupport (7.0.4.3) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:208:in `instrument'
actionview (7.0.4.3) lib/action_view/template.rb:361:in `instrument_render_template'
actionview (7.0.4.3) lib/action_view/template.rb:155:in `render'
rack-mini-profiler (3.0.0) lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:85:in `block in profile_method'

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### Author: ![TechGeek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techgeek/32/274321_2.png) [@TechGeek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechGeek)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-latest-rss-actionview-error-undefined-method-name-for-nil-nilclass/260953/2 "2023-04-10T06:35:58Z")

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Working fine with latest commit in test-passed branch as of today.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-latest-rss-actionview-error-undefined-method-name-for-nil-nilclass/260953/3 "2023-04-11T01:07:56Z")

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