diff --git a/usagov_benefit_finder/modules/usagov_benefit_finder_api/src/Controller/LifeEventController.php b/usagov_benefit_finder/modules/usagov_benefit_finder_api/src/Controller/LifeEventController.php
index 637c03c84..6651db665 100644
--- a/usagov_benefit_finder/modules/usagov_benefit_finder_api/src/Controller/LifeEventController.php
+++ b/usagov_benefit_finder/modules/usagov_benefit_finder_api/src/Controller/LifeEventController.php
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ public function getData($id) {
     if (empty($life_event_form_node)) {
       $result = [];
       $json = json_encode($result, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
-      print_r("<p>JSON Data<pre>");
-      print_r($json);
-      print_r("</pre>");
+      if ($this->displayData) {
+        print_r("<p>JSON Data<pre>");
+        print_r($json);
+        print_r("</pre>");
+      }
       return $result;
     }
 
diff --git a/usagov_benefit_finder/src/Traits/BenefitFinderTrait.php b/usagov_benefit_finder/src/Traits/BenefitFinderTrait.php
index c7c66b942..b509b47e2 100644
--- a/usagov_benefit_finder/src/Traits/BenefitFinderTrait.php
+++ b/usagov_benefit_finder/src/Traits/BenefitFinderTrait.php
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ public function getLifeEventForm($nid, $mode) {
   public function getNode($nid, $mode) {
     $node = Node::load($nid);
 
+    if (!$node) {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
     if ($node->hasField('moderation_state')) {
       $moderation_state = $node->get('moderation_state')->value;
       if ($moderation_state == 'archived') {