diff --git a/pandora/annotation/models.py b/pandora/annotation/models.py
index a4b139be..618759d1 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/models.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/models.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Annotation(models.Model):
             self.findvalue = ox.decodeHtml(ox.stripTags(self.value).strip())
             sortvalue = sort_string(self.findvalue)
             if sortvalue:
-                self.sortvalue = sortvalue[:1000]
+                self.sortvalue = sortvalue[:900]
             else:
                 self.sortvalue = None
         else:
diff --git a/pandora/clip/models.py b/pandora/clip/models.py
index 715c142a..8bf60aae 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/models.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/models.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class MetaClip:
                                  [a.sortvalue
                                   for a in self.annotations.filter(layer=l).order_by('sortvalue')]))
         if sortvalue:
-            self.sortvalue = sortvalue[:1000]
+            self.sortvalue = sortvalue[:900]
         else:
             self.sortvalue = None
         self.findvalue = '\n'.join(filter(None, [a.findvalue for a in self.annotations.all()]))
diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index e8776192..a96641c0 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
             Facet.objects.filter(item=self, key=key, value__in=removed_values).delete()
         for value in current_values:
             if value not in saved_values:
-                sortvalue = value.lower()
+                sortvalue = value.lower()[:900]
                 Facet.objects.get_or_create(item=self, key=key, value=value, sortvalue=sortvalue)
 
     def update_layer_facets(self):
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
                     sortvalue = value
                     if key in self.person_keys + ['name']:
                         sortvalue = get_name_sort(value)
-                    sortvalue = sortvalue.lower()
+                    sortvalue = sortvalue.lower()[:900]
                     Facet.objects.get_or_create(item=self, key=key, value=value, sortvalue=sortvalue)
         self.update_layer_facets()
 
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ class Facet(models.Model):
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.sortvalue:
-            self.sortvalue = utils.sort_string(self.value).lower()
+            self.sortvalue = utils.sort_string(self.value).lower()[:900]
         super(Facet, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 class Description(models.Model):
diff --git a/pandora/urlalias/views.py b/pandora/urlalias/views.py
index c9c741fb..3148fa0f 100644
--- a/pandora/urlalias/views.py
+++ b/pandora/urlalias/views.py
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ def padma_video(request, url):
     else:
         alias = get_object_or_404(models.IDAlias, old=hid)
         url = '/%s' % alias.new
-    timecodes = re.compile('(\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})-(\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})').findall(view)
-    if timecodes:
-        view = ','.join(timecodes[0])
+    if view:
+        timecodes = re.compile('(\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})-(\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})').findall(view)
+        if timecodes:
+            view = ','.join(timecodes[0])
     if view:
         url += '/' + {
             'editor': 'timeline',