diff --git a/RestConnection.inc b/RestConnection.inc
index 24e65f83..bd1de7e6 100644
--- a/RestConnection.inc
+++ b/RestConnection.inc
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ class RestConnection {
   public $repository = NULL;
 
   function RestConnection($user) {
+    if(!isset($user) || $user->uid == 0){
+      $user_string = 'anonymous';
+      $pass_string = 'anonymous';
+    } else {
+      $user_string = $user->name;
+      $pass_string = $user->pass;
+    }
     $url = variable_get('islandora_base_url', 'http://localhost:8080/fedora');
-    $this->connection = new RepositoryConnection($url, $user->name, $user->pass);
+    $this->connection = new RepositoryConnection($url, $user_string, $pass_string);
     $this->connection->reuseConnection = TRUE;
     $this->api = new FedoraApi($this->connection);
     $this->cache = new SimpleCache();
diff --git a/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php b/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
index 180dc6d7..33674e6c 100644
--- a/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
+++ b/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 /*
- * islandora-object.tpl.php
+ * islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
  * 
  *
  * 
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@
  * and each element has an array of values.  dc.title can have none, one or many titles
  * this is the case for all dc elements.
  * 
- * we can get a list of datastreams by doing
- * foreach ($object as $ds){
- * do something here
- * }
+ * 
  * 
  */
 
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
index 281cc2f4..0fb48fc5 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ function islandora_basic_image_preprocess_islandora_basic_image(&$variables) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
   }
   $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
+  //create a nicer array for themers
+  //TODO: give this a better home
+  $dc_array = array();
+   foreach ($dc_object as $element) {
+    if (!empty($element)) {
+      foreach ($element as $key => $value) {
+        foreach ($value as $v) {
+          if (!empty($v)) {
+            $dc_array[] = array($key => $v);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  $variables['dc_array'] = $dc_array;
   $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
   $variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'islandora_basic_image__' . str_replace(':', '_', $islandora_object->id);
   global $base_url;