diff --git a/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py b/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
index 972ecb4..d1f52b7 100644
--- a/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
+++ b/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def semesterExperimentQueryFactory():
 
 class SemesterRowFilter(FilterEqual):
     def get_options(self, view):
+        if not has_request_context():
+            return tuple()
+
         semesters = Semester.query.order_by(Semester.id.desc())
         return tuple((semester.id, semester.repr()) for semester in semesters)
 
@@ -470,9 +473,11 @@ def groupQueryFactory():
 
 class PartRowFilter(FilterEqual):
     def get_options(self, view):
-        if has_request_context():
-            parts = Part.query.filter(Part.semester == userActiveSemester())
-            return tuple((part.id, f"{part.program.repr()}{part.number}") for part in parts)
+        if not has_request_context():
+            return tuple()
+
+        parts = Part.query.filter(Part.semester == userActiveSemester())
+        return tuple((part.id, f"{part.program.repr()}{part.number}") for part in parts)
 
 
 class PartStudentView(SecureAdminModelView):
@@ -570,6 +575,9 @@ def partStudentQueryFactory():
 
 class ProgramRowFilter(FilterEqual):
     def get_options(self, view):
+        if not has_request_context():
+            return tuple()
+
         programs = Program.query
         return tuple((program.id, program.repr()) for program in programs)
 
@@ -904,6 +912,9 @@ assistantBlankText = "Auto assign if experiment has only one assistant"
 
 class ExperimentRowFilter(FilterEqual):
     def get_options(self, view):
+        if not has_request_context():
+            return tuple()
+
         activeExperiments = Experiment.query.filter(Experiment.active == True)
         return tuple(
             (
@@ -1052,6 +1063,9 @@ def groupExperimentQueryFactory():
 
 class AssistantRowFilter(FilterEqual):
     def get_options(self, view):
+        if not has_request_context():
+            return tuple()
+
         activeAssistants = assistantQueryFactory()
         return tuple((assistant.id, assistant.repr()) for assistant in activeAssistants)
 
@@ -1187,6 +1201,9 @@ class ExperimentMarkView(SecureAdminModelView):
 
     class AdminFilter(FilterEqual):
         def get_options(self, view):
+            if not has_request_context():
+                return tuple()
+
             admins = Admin.query.filter(Admin.user.has(User.active == True))
             return tuple((admin.id, admin.repr()) for admin in admins)