diff --git a/src/flags.js b/src/flags.js
index 10635ee435..749878db33 100644
--- a/src/flags.js
+++ b/src/flags.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var async = require('async');
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var S = require('string');
 var winston = require('winston');
+var validator = require('validator');
 
 var db = require('./database');
 var user = require('./user');
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ Flags.get = function (flagId, callback) {
 			}, function (err, payload) {
 				// Final object return construction
 				next(err, Object.assign(data.base, {
+					description: validator.escape(data.base.description),
 					datetimeISO: new Date(parseInt(data.base.datetime, 10)).toISOString(),
 					target_readable: data.base.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + data.base.type.slice(1) + ' ' + data.base.targetId,
 					target: payload.targetObj,
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ Flags.list = function (filters, uid, callback) {
 					}
 
 					next(null, Object.assign(flagObj, {
+						description: validator.escape(flagObj.description),
 						target_readable: flagObj.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + flagObj.type.slice(1) + ' ' + flagObj.targetId,
 						datetimeISO: new Date(parseInt(flagObj.datetime, 10)).toISOString(),
 					}));
diff --git a/src/messaging.js b/src/messaging.js
index 9cb54d0fb3..9a53f327ce 100644
--- a/src/messaging.js
+++ b/src/messaging.js
@@ -153,24 +153,28 @@ Messaging.getRecentChats = function (callerUid, uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		},
 		function (results, next) {
 			results.roomData.forEach(function (room, index) {
-				room.users = results.users[index];
-				room.groupChat = room.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? room.groupChat : room.users.length > 2;
-				room.unread = results.unread[index];
-				room.teaser = results.teasers[index];
+				if (room) {
+					room.users = results.users[index];
+					room.groupChat = room.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? room.groupChat : room.users.length > 2;
+					room.unread = results.unread[index];
+					room.teaser = results.teasers[index];
 
-				room.users.forEach(function (userData) {
-					if (userData && parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
-						userData.status = user.getStatus(userData);
-					}
-				});
-				room.users = room.users.filter(function (user) {
-					return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10);
-				});
-				room.lastUser = room.users[0];
+					room.users.forEach(function (userData) {
+						if (userData && parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
+							userData.status = user.getStatus(userData);
+						}
+					});
+					room.users = room.users.filter(function (user) {
+						return user && parseInt(user.uid, 10);
+					});
+					room.lastUser = room.users[0];
 
-				room.usernames = Messaging.generateUsernames(room.users, uid);
+					room.usernames = Messaging.generateUsernames(room.users, uid);
+				}
 			});
 
+			results.roomData = results.roomData.filter(Boolean);
+
 			next(null, { rooms: results.roomData, nextStart: stop + 1 });
 		},
 		function (ref, next) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/hooks.js b/src/plugins/hooks.js
index 63e3cfaec1..71b91beeef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/hooks.js
+++ b/src/plugins/hooks.js
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ module.exports = function (Plugins) {
 					'please use `' + Plugins.deprecatedHooks[data.hook] + '` instead.' :
 					'there is no alternative.'
 				));
-		} else {
-			// handle hook's startsWith, i.e. action:homepage.get
-			var parts = data.hook.split(':');
-			if (parts.length > 2) {
-				parts.pop();
-			}
-			parts.join(':');
 		}
 
 		if (data.hook && data.method) {