diff --git a/mayan/apps/acls/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/acls/api_views.py
index 31b7d12539..dc0cb55f44 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/acls/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/acls/api_views.py
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ class APIObjectACLListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return context
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIObjectACLListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return AccessControlListSerializer
@@ -168,6 +174,12 @@ class APIObjectACLPermissionListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_acl().permissions.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIObjectACLPermissionListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return AccessControlListPermissionSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/cabinets/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/cabinets/api_views.py
index d3f3512297..20bed55554 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/cabinets/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/cabinets/api_views.py
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ class APICabinetListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
     queryset = Cabinet.objects.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APICabinetListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return CabinetSerializer
@@ -93,6 +99,12 @@ class APICabinetView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
         """
         return super(APICabinetView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APICabinetView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return CabinetSerializer
@@ -123,6 +135,12 @@ class APICabinetDocumentListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         'POST': (permission_cabinet_add_document,)
     }
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APICabinetDocumentListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return CabinetDocumentSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
index f9fc5152c6..39df304a12 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/api_views.py
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ from .serializers import (
 
 
 class APICheckedoutDocumentListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APICheckedoutDocumentListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'POST':
             return NewDocumentCheckoutSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_comments/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/document_comments/api_views.py
index 5b6b026f11..f11084599b 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_comments/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_comments/api_views.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ class APICommentListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document().comments.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APICommentListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return CommentSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py
index 29193fe211..4c7f51ee00 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ class APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return self.get_workflow().document_types.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer
@@ -210,6 +216,12 @@ class APIWorkflowListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         """
         return super(APIWorkflowListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowSerializer
@@ -247,6 +259,12 @@ class APIWorkflowView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APIWorkflowView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowSerializer
@@ -397,6 +415,12 @@ class APIWorkflowTransitionListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_workflow().transitions.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowTransitionListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowTransitionSerializer
@@ -459,6 +483,12 @@ class APIWorkflowTransitionView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_workflow().transitions.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowTransitionView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowTransitionSerializer
@@ -598,6 +628,12 @@ class APIWorkflowInstanceLogEntryListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return document
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowInstanceLogEntryListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return WorkflowInstanceLogEntrySerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
index a010aba7a6..1839ac95b5 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/api_views.py
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ class APIDocumentListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         """
         return super(APIDocumentListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentSerializer
@@ -290,6 +296,12 @@ class APIDocumentView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APIDocumentView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_context(self):
         return {
             'format': self.format_kwarg,
@@ -454,6 +466,12 @@ class APIDocumentTypeListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return super(APIDocumentTypeListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTypeListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentTypeSerializer
@@ -496,6 +514,12 @@ class APIDocumentTypeView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APIDocumentTypeView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTypeView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentTypeSerializer
@@ -570,6 +594,8 @@ class APIDocumentVersionPageListView(generics.ListAPIView):
         return self.get_document_version().pages.all()
 
     def get_serializer_context(self):
+        # FIXME: Redundant as this is already passed to the serializer
+        # by default
         return {
             'format': self.format_kwarg,
             'request': self.request,
@@ -596,6 +622,12 @@ class APIDocumentVersionsListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
         headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED, headers=headers)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentVersionsListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentVersionSerializer
@@ -656,6 +688,12 @@ class APIDocumentVersionView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document().versions.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentVersionView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentVersionSerializer
@@ -663,6 +701,8 @@ class APIDocumentVersionView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
             return WritableDocumentVersionSerializer
 
     def get_serializer_context(self):
+        # FIXME: Redundant as this is already passed to the serializer
+        # by default. Add test to confirm.
         return {
             'format': self.format_kwarg,
             'request': self.request,
diff --git a/mayan/apps/linking/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/linking/api_views.py
index 0c3390fe41..d27d114c3e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/linking/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/linking/api_views.py
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ class APISmartLinkListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return super(APISmartLinkListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APISmartLinkListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return SmartLinkSerializer
@@ -328,6 +334,12 @@ class APISmartLinkView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APISmartLinkView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APISmartLinkView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return SmartLinkSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/metadata/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/metadata/api_views.py
index 11cf8f1d2b..0df957d0ed 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/metadata/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/metadata/api_views.py
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ class APIDocumentMetadataListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document().metadata.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentMetadataListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentMetadataSerializer
@@ -124,6 +130,12 @@ class APIDocumentMetadataView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document().metadata.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentMetadataView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentMetadataSerializer
@@ -241,6 +253,12 @@ class APIDocumentTypeMetadataTypeListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document_type().metadata.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTypeMetadataTypeListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentTypeMetadataTypeSerializer
@@ -313,6 +331,12 @@ class APIDocumentTypeMetadataTypeView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document_type().metadata.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTypeMetadataTypeView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentTypeMetadataTypeSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py
index c6777bc76c..b32e8bd147 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class APIRoleListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return super(APIRoleListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIRoleListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return RoleSerializer
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ class APIRoleView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APIRoleView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIRoleView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return RoleSerializer
diff --git a/mayan/apps/tags/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/tags/api_views.py
index 7a8819c9ce..a83c01d566 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/tags/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/tags/api_views.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class APITagListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
     queryset = Tag.objects.all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APITagListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return TagSerializer
@@ -76,6 +82,12 @@ class APITagView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super(APITagView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APITagView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return TagSerializer
@@ -143,6 +155,12 @@ class APIDocumentTagListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
         return document.attached_tags().all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTagListView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return DocumentTagSerializer
@@ -212,6 +230,12 @@ class APIDocumentTagView(generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         return self.get_document().attached_tags().all()
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIDocumentTagView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_context(self):
         """
         Extra context provided to the serializer class.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/user_management/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/user_management/api_views.py
index 706c6bed62..a5b1be262f 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/user_management/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/user_management/api_views.py
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ class APIUserGroupList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     }
     permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
 
+    def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.request:
+            return None
+
+        return super(APIUserGroupList, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         if self.request.method == 'GET':
             return GroupSerializer