diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Text.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Text.cs
index 538200b51..195fc2d63 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Localization/Text.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Text.cs
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ namespace Orchard.Localization {
             Logger.Debug("{0} localizing '{1}'", _scope, textHint);
 
             var workContext = _workContextAccessor.GetContext();
-            var currentCulture = workContext.CurrentCulture;
-            var localizedFormat = _localizedStringManager.GetLocalizedString(_scope, textHint, currentCulture);
+	        
+	        if (workContext != null) {
+		        var currentCulture = workContext.CurrentCulture;
+		        var localizedFormat = _localizedStringManager.GetLocalizedString(_scope, textHint, currentCulture);
 
-            return args.Length == 0 
-                ? new LocalizedString(localizedFormat, _scope, textHint, args)
-                : new LocalizedString(string.Format(GetFormatProvider(currentCulture), localizedFormat, args), _scope, textHint, args);
+				return args.Length == 0
+				? new LocalizedString(localizedFormat, _scope, textHint, args)
+				: new LocalizedString(string.Format(GetFormatProvider(currentCulture), localizedFormat, args), _scope, textHint, args);
+	        }
+
+			return new LocalizedString(textHint, _scope, textHint, args);
         }
 
         private static IFormatProvider GetFormatProvider(string currentCulture) {