diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index 9113abe116..e15edf3f3b 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -209,12 +209,16 @@ from contentstore import utils
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
+      % if context_course:
+      <% ctx_loc = context_course.location %>
+      <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
         <h3 class="title-3">Other Course Settings</h3>
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
             <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Grading</a></li>
           </ul>
         </nav>
+      % endif
       </div>
     </aside>
   </section>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
index 894907b5aa..aeabcec11f 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
@@ -131,12 +131,16 @@ from contentstore import utils
       </div>
 
       <div class="bit">
+      % if context_course:
+      <% ctx_loc = context_course.location %>
+      <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
         <h3 class="title-3">Other Course Settings</h3>
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
             <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Details &amp; Schedule</a></li>
           </ul>
         </nav>
+      % endif
       </div>
     </aside>
   </section>