diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/GridValueConverter.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/GridValueConverter.cs
index 85599767d6..e169fa4506 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/GridValueConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/GridValueConverter.cs
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters
 
                     //TODO: Change all singleton access to use ctor injection in v8!!!
                     //TODO: That would mean that property value converters would need to be request lifespan, hrm....
+                    bool isDebug = HttpContext.Current != null && HttpContext.Current.IsDebuggingEnabled;
                     var gridConfig = UmbracoConfig.For.GridConfig(
                         ApplicationContext.Current.ProfilingLogger.Logger,
                         ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.RuntimeCache,
                         new DirectoryInfo(IOHelper.MapPath(SystemDirectories.AppPlugins)),
                         new DirectoryInfo(IOHelper.MapPath(SystemDirectories.Config)),
-                        HttpContext.Current.IsDebuggingEnabled);
+                        isDebug);
                     
                     var sections = GetArray(obj, "sections");
                     foreach (var section in sections.Cast<JObject>())
@@ -112,4 +113,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters
         }
 
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}