diff --git a/src/feed.js b/src/feed.js
index 349b9ca926..8e1ac6d69e 100644
--- a/src/feed.js
+++ b/src/feed.js
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 	Feed.updateTopic = function(tid, cid) {
 		var cache_time_in_seconds = 60;
 
-		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 0, function(topicData) {
+		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 0, function(err, topicData) {
+			if (err) console.log('Error: Problem saving topic RSS feed', err);
+
 			var location = '/topic/' + topicData.slug,
 				xml_url = '/topic/' + tid + '.rss';
 
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index b192b179d5..fc870d846b 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 	notifications = require('./notifications.js');
 
 (function(ThreadTools) {
+
+	ThreadTools.exists = function(tid, callback) {
+		RDB.sismember('topics:tid', tid, function(err, ismember) {
+			if (err) RDB.handle(err);
+			callback(!!ismember || false);
+		});
+	}
 	
 	ThreadTools.privileges = function(tid, uid, callback) {
 		//todo: break early if one condition is true 
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 9c3cd48cb2..6235c1df52 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -84,47 +84,51 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	}
 
 	Topics.getTopicWithPosts = function(tid, current_user, callback) {
-		
-		Topics.markAsRead(tid, current_user);
+		threadTools.exists(tid, function(exists) {
+			if (!exists) return callback(new Error('Topic tid \'' + tid + '\' not found'));
 
-		function getTopicData(next) {
-			Topics.getTopicData(tid, function(topicData) {
-				next(null, topicData);
-			});
-		}
+			Topics.markAsRead(tid, current_user);
 
-		function getTopicPosts(next) {
-			Topics.getTopicPosts(tid, 0, -1, current_user, function(topicPosts, privileges) {
-				
-				next(null, topicPosts);
-			});
-		}
+			function getTopicData(next) {
+				Topics.getTopicData(tid, function(topicData) {
+					next(null, topicData);
+				});
+			}
 
-		function getPrivileges(next) {
-			threadTools.privileges(tid, current_user, function(privData) {
-				next(null, privData);
-			});
-		}		
+			function getTopicPosts(next) {
+				Topics.getTopicPosts(tid, 0, -1, current_user, function(topicPosts, privileges) {
+					
+					next(null, topicPosts);
+				});
+			}
 
-		async.parallel([getTopicData, getTopicPosts, getPrivileges], function(err, results) {
-			var topicData = results[0],
-				topicPosts = results[1],
-				privileges = results[2];
-
-			var main_posts = topicPosts.splice(0, 1);
-
-			callback({
-				'topic_name':topicData.title,
-				'category_name':topicData.category_name,
-				'category_slug':topicData.category_slug,
-				'locked': topicData.locked,
-				'deleted': topicData.deleted,
-				'pinned': topicData.pinned,
-				'slug': topicData.slug,
-				'topic_id': tid,
-				'expose_tools': privileges.editable ? 1 : 0,
-				'posts': topicPosts,
-				'main_posts': main_posts
+			function getPrivileges(next) {
+				threadTools.privileges(tid, current_user, function(privData) {
+					next(null, privData);
+				});
+			}		
+
+			async.parallel([getTopicData, getTopicPosts, getPrivileges], function(err, results) {
+				if (err) console.log(err.message);
+				var topicData = results[0],
+					topicPosts = results[1],
+					privileges = results[2];
+
+				var main_posts = topicPosts.splice(0, 1);
+
+				callback(null, {
+					'topic_name':topicData.title,
+					'category_name':topicData.category_name,
+					'category_slug':topicData.category_slug,
+					'locked': topicData.locked,
+					'deleted': topicData.deleted,
+					'pinned': topicData.pinned,
+					'slug': topicData.slug,
+					'topic_id': tid,
+					'expose_tools': privileges.editable ? 1 : 0,
+					'posts': topicPosts,
+					'main_posts': main_posts
+				});
 			});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index b8214a807d..9814c1c103 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ var express = require('express'),
 
 
 		var topic_url = tid + (req.params.slug ? '/' + req.params.slug : '');
-		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, ((req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0), function(topic) {
+		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, ((req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0), function(err, topic) {
+			if (err) return res.redirect('404');
+
 			res.send(
 				app.build_header(res) +
 				'\n\t<noscript>\n' + templates['noscript/header'] + templates['noscript/topic'].parse(topic) + '\n\t</noscript>' +
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 					res.json(data);
 				break;
 			case 'topic' :
-					topics.getTopicWithPosts(req.params.id, uid, function(data) {
+					topics.getTopicWithPosts(req.params.id, uid, function(err, data) {
 						res.json(data);
 					});
 				break;