diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py
index b2c7e0681..dc5b1189f 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/signals.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import django.dispatch
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
-dash_apps_ping = django.dispatch.Signal()
-dash_apps_urls = django.dispatch.Signal()
+dash_modules_ping = django.dispatch.Signal()
+dash_modules_urls = django.dispatch.Signal()
 
 
-def dash_apps_detect():
+def dash_modules_detect():
     """
     Sends a pinging signal to the app, all listening modules will reply with
     items for the sidebar.
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ def dash_apps_detect():
                           'text':'Google', 'active_text': 'google'}],
                'type': syspanel})
     """
-    return dash_apps_ping.send(sender=dash_apps_ping)
+    return dash_modules_ping.send(sender=dash_modules_ping)
 
 
 def dash_app_setup_urls():
     """
     Adds urls from modules
     """
-    return dash_apps_urls.send(sender=dash_apps_urls)
+    return dash_modules_urls.send(sender=dash_modules_urls)
 
 
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py
index 244a4f1f4..fcae5ea64 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/templatetags/templatetags/sidebar_modules.py
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ register = template.Library()
 
 @register.inclusion_tag('_sidebar_module.html')
 def dash_sidebar_modules(request):
-    if signals.dash_apps_detect()[0][1]['type'] == "dash":
-        return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals.dash_apps_detect()],
-                'request': request }
-
+    signals_call = signals.dash_modules_detect()
+    if signals_call:
+        if signals_call[0][1]['type'] == "dash":
+            return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals_call],
+                    'request': request }
+    else:
+        return {}
+        
 @register.inclusion_tag('_sidebar_module.html')
 def syspanel_sidebar_modules(request):
-    if signals.dash_apps_detect()[0][1]['type'] == "syspanel":
-        return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals.dash_apps_detect()],
-                'request': request }
-
+    signals_call = signals.dash_modules_detect()
+    if signals_call:
+        if signals_call[0][1]['type'] == "syspanel":
+            return {'modules': [module[1] for module in signals_call],
+                    'request': request }
+    else:
+        return {}
diff --git a/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py b/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
index 8031eb8bd..d06d176af 100644
--- a/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
+++ b/django-openstack/django_openstack/urls.py
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
 )
 
 # import urls from modules
-for module_urls in dash_apps_urls.send(sender=dash_apps_urls):
+for module_urls in dash_modules_urls.send(sender=dash_modules_urls):
     urlpatterns += module_urls[1].urlpatterns