diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/links.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/links.py
index fe5568d524..db4cd628ae 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/links.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/links.py
@@ -11,11 +11,19 @@ from .permissions import (
 
 
 def is_checked_out(context):
-    return context['object'].is_checked_out()
+    try:
+        return context['object'].is_checked_out()
+    except KeyError:
+        # Might not have permissions
+        return False
 
 
 def is_not_checked_out(context):
-    return not context['object'].is_checked_out()
+    try:
+        return not context['object'].is_checked_out()
+    except KeyError:
+        # Might not have permissions
+        return True
 
 
 link_checkout_list = Link(
diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/tests/test_views.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/tests/test_views.py
index b622e7cee0..c0e0c8f42a 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/tests/test_views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ from user_management.tests import (
 
 from ..models import DocumentCheckout
 from ..permissions import (
-    permission_document_checkin, permission_document_checkout
+    permission_document_checkin, permission_document_checkin_override,
+    permission_document_checkout
 )
 
 
@@ -163,3 +164,72 @@ class DocumentCheckoutViewTestCase(GenericDocumentViewTestCase):
         resolved_link = link_upload_version.resolve(context=response.context)
 
         self.assertEqual(resolved_link, None)
+
+    def test_forcefull_check_in_document_view_no_permission(self):
+        # Gitlab issue #237
+        # Forcefully checking in a document by a user without adequate
+        # permissions throws out an error
+
+        expiration_datetime = now() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+
+        DocumentCheckout.objects.checkout_document(
+            document=self.document, expiration_datetime=expiration_datetime,
+            user=self.admin_user, block_new_version=True
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.document.is_checked_out())
+
+        self.login(
+            username=TEST_USER_USERNAME, password=TEST_USER_PASSWORD
+        )
+
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission_document_checkin.stored_permission
+        )
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission_document_checkout.stored_permission
+        )
+
+        response = self.post(
+            'checkouts:checkin_document', args=(self.document.pk,), follow=True
+        )
+
+        self.assertContains(
+            response, text='Insufficient permissions', status_code=403
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.document.is_checked_out())
+
+    def test_forcefull_check_in_document_view_with_permission(self):
+        expiration_datetime = now() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+
+        DocumentCheckout.objects.checkout_document(
+            document=self.document, expiration_datetime=expiration_datetime,
+            user=self.admin_user, block_new_version=True
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.document.is_checked_out())
+
+        self.login(
+            username=TEST_USER_USERNAME, password=TEST_USER_PASSWORD
+        )
+
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission_document_checkin.stored_permission
+        )
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission_document_checkin.stored_permission
+        )
+        self.role.permissions.add(
+            permission_document_checkin_override.stored_permission
+        )
+
+        response = self.post(
+            'checkouts:checkin_document', args=(self.document.pk,), follow=True
+        )
+
+        self.assertContains(
+            response, text='hecked in successfully', status_code=200
+        )
+
+        self.assertFalse(self.document.is_checked_out())
diff --git a/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py b/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
index dcf55d0c3b..0515991962 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
@@ -285,7 +285,12 @@ class Link(object):
             view_name=view_name, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, asvar=None
         )
 
-        resolved_link.url = node.render(context)
+        try:
+            resolved_link.url = node.render(context)
+        except Exception as exception:
+            logger.error(
+                'Error resolving link "%s" URL; %s', self.text, exception
+            )
 
         # This is for links that should be displayed but that are not clickable
         if self.conditional_disable: