diff --git a/app/template_filters.py b/app/template_filters.py
index e3ff6e72..e8f567a2 100644
--- a/app/template_filters.py
+++ b/app/template_filters.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from flask import request
+from flask import request, has_request_context
 from flask_babel import format_timedelta, gettext
 from flask_login import current_user
 from markupsafe import Markup
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ from .utils.minetest_hypertext import normalize_whitespace as do_normalize_white
 
 @app.context_processor
 def inject_misc():
-	return dict(debug=app.debug, hide_nonfree=request.cookies.get("hide_nonfree") == "1")
+	hide_nonfree = False
+	if has_request_context():
+		hide_nonfree = request.cookies.get("hide_nonfree") == "1"
+	return dict(debug=app.debug, hide_nonfree=hide_nonfree)
 
 
 @app.context_processor