diff --git a/admin/islandora.admin.inc b/admin/islandora.admin.inc
index e22fa433..d82b8ef7 100644
--- a/admin/islandora.admin.inc
+++ b/admin/islandora.admin.inc
@@ -24,12 +24,33 @@ function islandora_repository_admin($form, &$form_state) {
     $url = variable_get('islandora_base_url', 'http://localhost:8080/fedora');
   }
 
-  // Connect to Fedora
-  $info = islandora_describe_repository($url);
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
+  $connection = new IslandoraTuque(NULL, $url);
+  try {
+    $info = $connection->api->a->describeRepository();
+  }
+  catch (RepositoryException $e) {
+    $info = FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if($info) {
+    try {
+      $dc = $connection->api->m->getDatastream('fedora-system:ContentModel-3.0', 'DC');
+    }
+    catch (RepositoryException $e) {
+      $dc = FALSE;
+    }
+  }
   
   if($info) {
-    $confirmation_message = '<img src="' . url('misc/watchdog-ok.png') . '"/>'
-      . t('Successfully connected to Fedora Server (Version !version).', array('!version' => $info['repositoryVersion']));
+    if($dc) {
+      $confirmation_message = '<img src="' . url('misc/watchdog-ok.png') . '"/>'
+        . t('Successfully connected to Fedora Server (Version !version).', array('!version' => $info['repositoryVersion']));
+    }
+    else {
+      $confirmation_message = '<img src="' . url('misc/watchdog-warning.png') . '"/>'
+        . t('Unable to authenticate when connecting to to Fedora Server (Version !version). Please configure the !filter.', array('!version' => $info['repositoryVersion'], '!filter' => 'Drupal Filter'));
+    }
   }
   else {
     $confirmation_message = '<img src="' . url('misc/watchdog-error.png') . '"/> '
diff --git a/includes/datastream.inc b/includes/datastream.inc
index 4c9060e4..6a2e8724 100644
--- a/includes/datastream.inc
+++ b/includes/datastream.inc
@@ -33,9 +33,16 @@ function islandora_view_datastream($object, $dsid, $method = 'view') {
 
 function islandora_datastream_get_parents($islandora_object) {
   $parent_collections = array();
-  $repository = $islandora_object->repository;
-  $collections1 = $islandora_object->relationships->get(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOfCollection');
-  $collections2 = $islandora_object->relationships->get(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOf');
+
+  try {
+    $repository = $islandora_object->repository;
+    $collections1 = $islandora_object->relationships->get(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOfCollection');
+    $collections2 = $islandora_object->relationships->get(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOf');
+  }
+  catch (RepositoryException $e) {
+    $collections1 = array();
+    $collections2 = array();
+  }
   $collections = array_merge($collections1, $collections2);
 
   foreach($collections as $collection) {
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
index 2a2eb7f8..001e17cd 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
@@ -284,9 +284,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_islandora_ingest_get_information($models, $o
       $return['relationship'] = $policy->getRelationship();
 
       return $return;
-    } catch (Exception $e) {
-      drupal_set_message(t('Islandora Error getting collection info for %s', array('%s' => $object->id)), 'error');
-    }
+    } catch (Exception $e) {}
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php b/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
index 33ad0462..7f7ac994 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
             <dt>
               <?php print $associated_object['thumb_link']; ?>
             </dt>
-            <dd class="collection-value <?php print $associated_object['dc_array']['dc:title']['class']; ?> <?php print $row_field == 0 ? ' first' : ''; ?>">
+            <dd class="collection-value <?php print isset($associated_object['dc_array']['dc:title']['class']) ? $associated_object['dc_array']['dc:title']['class'] : ''; ?> <?php print $row_field == 0 ? ' first' : ''; ?>">
               <strong><?php print $associated_object['title_link']; ?></strong>
             </dd>
-            <?php if ($associated_object['dc_array']['dc:description']['value']): ?>
+            <?php if (isset($associated_object['dc_array']['dc:description']['value'])): ?>
               <dd class="collection-value <?php print $associated_object['dc_array']['dc:description']['class']; ?>">
                 <?php print $associated_object['dc_array']['dc:description']['value']; ?>
               </dd>
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora_basic_collection.theme.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora_basic_collection.theme.inc
index d146805f..40feef8d 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora_basic_collection.theme.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/theme/islandora_basic_collection.theme.inc
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_preprocess_islandora_basic_collection(&$vari
     $dc = $islandora_object['DC']->content;
     $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
   } catch (Exception $e) {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error', FALSE);
   }
   $page_number = (empty($_GET['page'])) ? 0 : $_GET['page'];
   $page_size = (empty($_GET['pagesize'])) ? variable_get('islandora_basic_collection_page_size', '10') : $_GET['pagesize'];
   $results = $variables['collection_results']; //islandora_basic_collection_get_objects($islandora_object, $page_number, $page_size);
   $total_count = count($results);
-  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
+  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = isset($dc_object) ? $dc_object : array();
   $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
   $display = (empty($_GET['display'])) ? 'list' : $_GET['display'];
   if ($display == 'grid') {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_preprocess_islandora_basic_collection(&$vari
       $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
       $associated_objects_array[$pid]['dc_array'] = $dc_object->as_formatted_array();
     } catch (Exception $e) {
-      drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
+      drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error', FALSE);
     }
     $object_url = 'islandora/object/' . $pid;
     $thumbnail_img = '<img src="' . $base_path . $object_url . '/datastream/TN/view"' . '/>';
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora-basic-image.tpl.php b/islandora_basic_image/islandora-basic-image.tpl.php
index 561c8a63..fa570094 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora-basic-image.tpl.php
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora-basic-image.tpl.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       </div>
     <?php endif; ?>
   <div class="islandora-basic-image-sidebar">
-    <?php if($dc_array['dc:description']['value']): ?>
+    <?php if(isset($dc_array['dc:description']['value'])): ?>
       <h2><?php print $dc_array['dc:description']['label']; ?></h2>
       <p><?php print $dc_array['dc:description']['value']; ?></p>
     <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
index 885d5ba8..9e68cfb6 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ function islandora_basic_image_preprocess_islandora_basic_image(&$variables) {
     $dc = $islandora_object['DC']->content;
     $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
   } catch (Exception $e) {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error', FALSE);
   }
-  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
-  $variables['dc_array'] = $dc_object->as_formatted_array();
+  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = isset($dc_object) ? $dc_object : NULL;
+  $variables['dc_array'] = isset($dc_object) ? $dc_object->as_formatted_array() : array();
   $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
   $variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'islandora_basic_image__' . str_replace(':', '_', $islandora_object->id);
   $variables['parent_collections'] = islandora_datastream_get_parents($islandora_object);
diff --git a/theme/islandora.theme.inc b/theme/islandora.theme.inc
index 97321e54..6f4ffce4 100644
--- a/theme/islandora.theme.inc
+++ b/theme/islandora.theme.inc
@@ -60,29 +60,33 @@ function islandora_preprocess_islandora_default(&$variables) {
 
   $datastreams = array();
   foreach ($islandora_object as $ds) {
-    $pid = $islandora_object->id;
-    $id = $ds->id;
-    $label = $ds->label;
-    $download_path = islandora_datastream_get_url($ds, 'download');
-    $datastreams[$id]['id'] = $id;
-    $datastreams[$id]['label'] = $label;
-    $datastreams[$id]['label_link'] = l($label, $download_path);
-    $datastreams[$id]['download_url'] = $download_path;
-    $datastreams[$id]['mimetype'] = $ds->mimetype;
-    $datastreams[$id]['size'] = islandora_datastream_get_human_readable_size($ds);
-    $datastreams[$id]['created_date'] = $ds->createdDate->format("Y-m-d");
-    $datastreams[$id]['class'] = strtolower(preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9]/', '-', $id));
+    try {
+      $pid = $islandora_object->id;
+      $id = $ds->id;
+      $label = $ds->label;
+      $download_path = islandora_datastream_get_url($ds, 'download');
+      $datastreams[$id]['id'] = $id;
+      $datastreams[$id]['label'] = $label;
+      $datastreams[$id]['label_link'] = l($label, $download_path);
+      $datastreams[$id]['download_url'] = $download_path;
+      $datastreams[$id]['mimetype'] = $ds->mimetype;
+      $datastreams[$id]['size'] = islandora_datastream_get_human_readable_size($ds);
+      $datastreams[$id]['created_date'] = $ds->createdDate->format("Y-m-d");
+      $datastreams[$id]['class'] = strtolower(preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9]/', '-', $id));
+    }
+    catch (RepositoryException $e) {}
   }
   $variables['datastreams'] = $datastreams;
   try {
     $dc = $islandora_object['DC']->content;
     //$dc_xml = simplexml_load_string($dc);
     $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
+    $dc_array = $dc_object->as_formatted_array();
   } catch (Exception $e) {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error', FALSE);
   }
-  $variables['dc_array'] = $dc_object->as_formatted_array();
-  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
+  $variables['dc_array'] = isset($dc_array) ? $dc_array : array();
+  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = isset($dc_object) ? $dc_object : NULL;
   $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
   global $base_url;
   if (isset($islandora_object['TN'])) {