diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 7c2d577d97..ddce944331 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def domain_ontology_set
       subdomain = host_parts[0].downcase
 
       slices = LinkedData::Client::Models::Slice.all
-      slices_acronyms = slices.map {|s| s.acronym} rescue binding.pry
+      slices_acronyms = slices.map {|s| s.acronym}
 
       # Set custom ontologies if we're on a subdomain that has them
       # Else, make sure user ontologies are set appropriately
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/submission_filter.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/submission_filter.rb
index de5e0fa003..d92ec2d6c4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/submission_filter.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/submission_filter.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def ontologies_filter_url(filters, page: 1, count: false)
   def filter_using_data(ontologies, query:, status:, show_views:, private_only:, languages:, page_size:, formality_level:, is_of_type:, groups:, categories:, formats:)
     submissions = LinkedData::Client::Models::OntologySubmission.all(include: BROWSE_ATTRIBUTES.join(','), also_include_views: true, display_links: false, display_context: false)
 
-    submissions = submissions.map { |x| [x[:ontology][:id], x] }.to_h rescue binding.pry
+    submissions = submissions.map { |x| [x[:ontology][:id], x] }.to_h
 
     submissions = ontologies.map { |ont| ontology_hash(ont, submissions) }
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/federation_helper.rb b/app/helpers/federation_helper.rb
index 10d13ec79c..fc80e4a2f9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/federation_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/federation_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module FederationHelper
 
   def federated_portals
-    $FEDERATED_PORTALS
+    $FEDERATED_PORTALS || {}
   end
 
   def federated_portal_config(name_key)
diff --git a/config/initializers/ontologies_api_client.rb b/config/initializers/ontologies_api_client.rb
index 90ec74ab9c..880ea9fea0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/ontologies_api_client.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/ontologies_api_client.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   config.debug_client = $DEBUG_RUBY_CLIENT || false
   config.debug_client_keys = $DEBUG_RUBY_CLIENT_KEYS || []
   config.apikey = $API_KEY
-  config.federated_portals = $FEDERATED_PORTALS || []
+  config.federated_portals = $FEDERATED_PORTALS || {}
 end