diff --git a/addons/analytic_contract_crm/analytic_contract_crm.py b/addons/analytic_contract_crm/analytic_contract_crm.py
index 6a67319433a..fa93b7d2201 100644
--- a/addons/analytic_contract_crm/analytic_contract_crm.py
+++ b/addons/analytic_contract_crm/analytic_contract_crm.py
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ class account_analytic_account(osv.osv):
     def _subscribe_salesteam_followers_to_contract(self, cr, uid, obj_id, context=None):
         follower_obj = self.pool.get('mail.followers')
         subtype_obj = self.pool.get('mail.message.subtype')
-        record = self.browse(cr, uid, obj_id, context=context)[0]
-        if record.manager_id:
-            if record.manager_id.default_section_id:
-                followers = [follow.id for follow in record.manager_id.default_section_id.message_follower_ids]
+        record = self.browse(cr, uid, obj_id, context=context)
+        manager_id = record and record[0].manager_id or False
+        if manager_id:
+            if manager_id.default_section_id:
+                followers = [follow.id for follow in manager_id.default_section_id.message_follower_ids]
                 contract_subtype_ids = subtype_obj.search(cr, uid, ['|', ('res_model', '=', False), ('res_model', '=', self._name)], context=context)
                 contract_subtypes = subtype_obj.browse(cr, uid, contract_subtype_ids, context=context)
-                follower_ids = follower_obj.search(cr, uid, [('res_model', '=', 'crm.case.section'), ('res_id', '=', record.manager_id.default_section_id.id)], context=context)
+                follower_ids = follower_obj.search(cr, uid, [('res_model', '=', 'crm.case.section'), ('res_id', '=', manager_id.default_section_id.id)], context=context)
                 self.write(cr, uid, obj_id, {'message_follower_ids': [(6, 0, followers)]}, context=context)
                 for follower in follower_obj.browse(cr, uid, follower_ids, context=context):
                     if not follower.subtype_ids:
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index f3530800824..e8eaca3c4a3 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ class crm_lead(base_stage, format_address, osv.osv):
     def _subscribe_salesteam_followers_to_lead(self, cr, uid, obj_id, context=None):
         follower_obj = self.pool.get('mail.followers')
         subtype_obj = self.pool.get('mail.message.subtype')
-        section_id = self.browse(cr, uid, obj_id[0], context=context).section_id
+        rec = self.browse(cr, uid, obj_id, context=context)
+        section_id =  rec and rec[0].section_id or False
         if section_id:
             followers = [follow.id for follow in section_id.message_follower_ids]
             lead_subtype_ids = subtype_obj.search(cr, uid, ['|', ('res_model', '=', False), ('res_model', '=', self._name)], context=context)
diff --git a/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py b/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
index e2e380d4ec3..75005c1f5e9 100644
--- a/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
+++ b/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class sale_order(osv.osv):
     def _subscribe_salesteam_followers_to_order(self, cr, uid, order, context=None):
         follower_obj = self.pool.get('mail.followers')
         subtype_obj = self.pool.get('mail.message.subtype')
-        section_id = self.browse(cr, uid, order[0], context=context).section_id
+        rec = self.browse(cr, uid, order, context=context)
+        section_id = rec and rec[0].section_id or False
         if section_id:
             followers = [follow.id for follow in section_id.message_follower_ids]
             order_subtype_ids = subtype_obj.search(cr, uid, ['|', ('res_model', '=', False), ('res_model', '=', self._name)], context=context)