diff --git a/components/core/SlatePreviewBlock.js b/components/core/SlatePreviewBlock.js
index 750e2e62..eea4ec64 100644
--- a/components/core/SlatePreviewBlock.js
+++ b/components/core/SlatePreviewBlock.js
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ export default class SlatePreviewBlock extends React.Component {
                 Public
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div css={STYLES_TAG} style={{ opacity: "25%" }}>
+              <div
+                css={STYLES_TAG}
+                style={{
+                  color: "rgba(0,0,0,0.25)",
+                  borderColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0.25)",
+                }}
+              >
                 Private
               </div>
             )
diff --git a/components/core/TabGroup.js b/components/core/TabGroup.js
index 557036db..72ea2440 100644
--- a/components/core/TabGroup.js
+++ b/components/core/TabGroup.js
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export class TabGroup extends React.Component {
             css={STYLES_TAB}
             key={tab}
             style={{
-              opacity: this.props.value === i ? "100%" : "25%",
+              color:
+                this.props.value === i
+                  ? Constants.system.black
+                  : "rgba(0,0,0,0.25)",
             }}
             onClick={() => this.props.onChange(i)}
           >
diff --git a/pages/api/slates/get-serialized.js b/pages/api/slates/get-serialized.js
index 298bf115..f31973c2 100644
--- a/pages/api/slates/get-serialized.js
+++ b/pages/api/slates/get-serialized.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as Strings from "~/common/strings";
 
 export default async (req, res) => {
   let slate = await Data.getSlateById({ id: req.body.data.id });
-  if (!slate) {
+  if (!slate || slate.error) {
     return res.status(404).send({
       decorator: "SLATE_NOT_FOUND",
       error: true,
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   slate = Serializers.slate(slate);
 
   let user = await Data.getUserById({ id: slate.data.ownerId });
-  if (!user) {
+  if (!user || user.error) {
     return res.status(200).send({
       decorator: "SLATE_OWNER_NOT_FOUND",
       data: slate,
diff --git a/pages/api/users/get-serialized.js b/pages/api/users/get-serialized.js
index b978f992..40e68412 100644
--- a/pages/api/users/get-serialized.js
+++ b/pages/api/users/get-serialized.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as Strings from "~/common/strings";
 
 export default async (req, res) => {
   let user = await Data.getUserById({ id: req.body.data.id });
-  if (!user) {
+  if (!user || user.error) {
     return res.status(404).send({
       decorator: "USER_NOT_FOUND",
       error: true,
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     userId: req.body.data.id,
     publicOnly: true,
   });
+  if (slates.error) {
+    if (!user || user.error) {
+      return res.status(404).send({
+        decorator: "SLATES_NOT_FOUND",
+        error: true,
+      });
+    }
+  }
   user.slates = [];
   for (let slate of slates) {
     user.slates.push(Serializers.slate(slate));