diff --git a/static/directives/source-commit-link.html b/static/directives/source-commit-link.html
index 637cf875d..7cae72bc3 100644
--- a/static/directives/source-commit-link.html
+++ b/static/directives/source-commit-link.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
       <span class="commit-circle"></span>
   </span>
   <span class="anchor" href="{{ getUrl(commitSha, urlTemplate) }}" target="_blank"
-        is-only-text="!urlTemplate">
+        is-only-text="!urlTemplate || !getUrl(commitSha, urlTemplate)">
      {{ commitSha.substring(0, 8) }}
   </span>
 </span>
diff --git a/static/directives/source-ref-link.html b/static/directives/source-ref-link.html
index 201b0bc0b..d68e97594 100644
--- a/static/directives/source-ref-link.html
+++ b/static/directives/source-ref-link.html
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <!-- Branch -->
     <span ng-switch-when="heads">
       <i class="fa fa-code-fork" data-container="body" data-title="Branch" bs-tooltip></i>
-      <span class="anchor" href="{{ getUrl(ref, branchTemplate, 'branch') }}" is-only-text="!branchTemplate" target="_blank">{{ getTitle(ref) }}</span>
+      <span class="anchor" href="{{ getUrl(ref, branchTemplate, 'branch') }}" is-only-text="!branchTemplate || !getUrl(ref, branchTemplate, 'branch')" target="_blank">{{ getTitle(ref) }}</span>
     </span>
 
     <!-- Tag -->
     <span ng-switch-when="tags">
       <i class="fa fa-tag" data-container="body" data-title="Tag" bs-tooltip></i>
-      <span class="anchor" href="{{ getUrl(ref, tagTemplate, 'tag') }}" is-only-text="!tagTemplate" target="_blank">{{ getTitle(ref) }}</span>
+      <span class="anchor" href="{{ getUrl(ref, tagTemplate, 'tag') }}" is-only-text="!tagTemplate || !getUrl(ref, tagTemplate, 'tag')" target="_blank">{{ getTitle(ref) }}</span>
     </span>
   </span>
 </span>
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/source-commit-link.js b/static/js/directives/ui/source-commit-link.js
index 2859aaa61..8ef732bff 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/source-commit-link.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/source-commit-link.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('sourceCommitLink', function () {
     },
     controller: function($scope, $element) {
       $scope.getUrl = function(sha, template) {
+        if (!template) { return ''; }
         return template.replace('{sha}', sha);
       };
     }
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/source-ref-link.js b/static/js/directives/ui/source-ref-link.js
index 170ff3f04..d8ee3d4c3 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/source-ref-link.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/source-ref-link.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('sourceRefLink', function () {
       };
 
       $scope.getUrl = function(ref, template, kind) {
+        if (!template) { return ''; }
         return template.replace('{' + kind + '}', $scope.getTitle(ref));
       };
     }