diff --git a/etc/erbo.dict b/etc/erbo.dict
index f12be60..3992079 100644
--- a/etc/erbo.dict
+++ b/etc/erbo.dict
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ marillion
 mdt
 minbar
 minbari
+mom
 mp
 mr
 mst
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ webb
 webbme
 won't
 wouldn't
+wow
 you'd
 you'll
 you're
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/ConfDisplay.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/ConfDisplay.java
index cdd7cda..c50a68c 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/ConfDisplay.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/servlets/ConfDisplay.java
@@ -425,11 +425,15 @@ public class ConfDisplay extends VeniceServlet
 
 	  } // end while
 
+	  if (topic==null) // no suitable topic found - just create the topic listing
+	    return new TopicListing(request,sig,conf,opts.getViewOption(conf.getConfID()),
+				    opts.getSortOption(conf.getConfID()));
+
 	  // determine what the post interval is we want to display
 	  PostInterval piv = getInterval(engine,request,topic,on_error);
 
 	  // create the topic posts view
-	  tpos = new TopicPosts(request,engine,sig,conf,topic,piv.getFirst(),piv.getLast(),true,false);
+	  return new TopicPosts(request,engine,sig,conf,topic,piv.getFirst(),piv.getLast(),true,false);
 
 	} // end try
 	catch (DataException de)
@@ -443,8 +447,6 @@ public class ConfDisplay extends VeniceServlet
 
 	} // end catch
 
-	return tpos;  // this is what we need!
-
       } // end if (creating a "read new" topic list view)
       else
       { // topic listing only...