diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php b/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
index 123f6e82c..ac14f8f8d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/AssetCountForSidebar.php
@@ -17,16 +17,41 @@ class AssetCountForSidebar
      */
     public function handle($request, Closure $next)
     {
-        $total_rtd_sidebar = Asset::RTD()->count();
-        $total_deployed_sidebar = Asset::Deployed()->count();
-        $total_archived_sidebar = Asset::Archived()->count();
-        $total_pending_sidebar = Asset::Pending()->count();
-        $total_undeployable_sidebar = Asset::Undeployable()->count();
-        view()->share('total_rtd_sidebar', $total_rtd_sidebar);
-        view()->share('total_deployed_sidebar', $total_deployed_sidebar);
-        view()->share('total_archived_sidebar', $total_archived_sidebar);
-        view()->share('total_pending_sidebar', $total_pending_sidebar);
-        view()->share('total_undeployable_sidebar', $total_undeployable_sidebar);
+        try
+        {
+            $total_rtd_sidebar = Asset::RTD()->count();
+            view()->share('total_rtd_sidebar', $total_rtd_sidebar);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            \Log::debug($e);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $total_deployed_sidebar = Asset::Deployed()->count();
+            view()->share('total_deployed_sidebar', $total_deployed_sidebar);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            \Log::debug($e);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $total_archived_sidebar = Asset::Archived()->count();
+            view()->share('total_archived_sidebar', $total_archived_sidebar);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            \Log::debug($e);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $total_pending_sidebar = Asset::Pending()->count();
+            view()->share('total_pending_sidebar', $total_pending_sidebar);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            \Log::debug($e);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $total_undeployable_sidebar = Asset::Undeployable()->count();
+            view()->share('total_undeployable_sidebar', $total_undeployable_sidebar);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            \Log::debug($e);
+        }
 
         return $next($request);
     }
diff --git a/app/Providers/SamlServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/SamlServiceProvider.php
index edf40dd3d..0caf0e77d 100644
--- a/app/Providers/SamlServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/SamlServiceProvider.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SamlServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
                     'uses' => 'Auth\SamlController@login' ]
             );
 
-            Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin','middleware' => ['auth', 'authorize:superuser']], function () {
+            Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin','middleware' => ['web','auth', 'authorize:superuser']], function () {
 
                 Route::get('saml', ['as' => 'settings.saml.index','uses' => 'SettingsController@getSamlSettings' ]);
                 Route::post('saml', ['as' => 'settings.saml.save','uses' => 'SettingsController@postSamlSettings' ]);
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
index 9ccadc745..77788b207 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
                         <i class="fa fa-circle-o text-blue"></i>
                         {{ trans('general.all') }}
                         {{ trans('general.deployed') }}
-                        ({{ ($total_deployed_sidebar) ? $total_deployed_sidebar : '' }})
+                        ({{ (isset($total_deployed_sidebar)) ? $total_deployed_sidebar : '' }})
                     </a>
                   </li>
                   <li{!! (Request::query('status') == 'RTD' ? ' class="active"' : '') !!}>
@@ -430,25 +430,25 @@
                         <i class="fa fa-circle-o text-green"></i>
                         {{ trans('general.all') }}
                         {{ trans('general.ready_to_deploy') }}
-                        ({{ ($total_rtd_sidebar) ? $total_rtd_sidebar : '' }})
+                        ({{ (isset($total_rtd_sidebar)) ? $total_rtd_sidebar : '' }})
                     </a>
                   </li>
                   <li{!! (Request::query('status') == 'Pending' ? ' class="active"' : '') !!}><a href="{{ url('hardware?status=Pending') }}"><i class="fa fa-circle-o text-orange"></i>
                           {{ trans('general.all') }}
                           {{ trans('general.pending') }}
-                          ({{ ($total_pending_sidebar) ? $total_pending_sidebar : '' }})
+                          ({{ (isset($total_pending_sidebar)) ? $total_pending_sidebar : '' }})
                       </a>
                   </li>
                   <li{!! (Request::query('status') == 'Undeployable' ? ' class="active"' : '') !!} ><a href="{{ url('hardware?status=Undeployable') }}"><i class="fa fa-times text-red"></i>
                           {{ trans('general.all') }}
                           {{ trans('general.undeployable') }}
-                          ({{ ($total_undeployable_sidebar) ? $total_undeployable_sidebar : '' }})
+                          ({{ (isset($total_undeployable_sidebar)) ? $total_undeployable_sidebar : '' }})
                       </a>
                   </li>
                   <li{!! (Request::query('status') == 'Archived' ? ' class="active"' : '') !!}><a href="{{ url('hardware?status=Archived') }}"><i class="fa fa-times text-red"></i>
                           {{ trans('general.all') }}
                           {{ trans('admin/hardware/general.archived') }}
-                          ({{ ($total_archived_sidebar) ? $total_archived_sidebar : '' }})
+                          ({{ (isset($total_archived_sidebar)) ? $total_archived_sidebar : '' }})
                           </a>
                   </li>
                     <li{!! (Request::query('status') == 'Requestable' ? ' class="active"' : '') !!}><a href="{{ url('hardware?status=Requestable') }}"><i class="fa fa-check text-blue"></i>