diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityRepository.cs
index ac7e410a8f..772d9a5a18 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityRepository.cs
@@ -315,25 +315,30 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         protected virtual Sql GetBase(bool isContent, bool isMedia, Action<Sql> customFilter)
         {
             var columns = new List<object>
-                              {
-                                  "umbracoNode.id",
-                                  "umbracoNode.trashed",
-                                  "umbracoNode.parentID",
-                                  "umbracoNode.nodeUser",
-                                  "umbracoNode.level",
-                                  "umbracoNode.path",
-                                  "umbracoNode.sortOrder",
-                                  "umbracoNode.uniqueID",
-                                  "umbracoNode.text",
-                                  "umbracoNode.nodeObjectType",
-                                  "umbracoNode.createDate",
-                                  "COUNT(parent.parentID) as children"
-                              };
+            {
+                "umbracoNode.id",
+                "umbracoNode.trashed",
+                "umbracoNode.parentID",
+                "umbracoNode.nodeUser",
+                "umbracoNode.level",
+                "umbracoNode.path",
+                "umbracoNode.sortOrder",
+                "umbracoNode.uniqueID",
+                "umbracoNode.text",
+                "umbracoNode.nodeObjectType",
+                "umbracoNode.createDate",
+                "COUNT(parent.parentID) as children"
+            };
 
             if (isContent || isMedia)
             {
-                columns.Add("published.versionId as publishedVersion");
-                columns.Add("latest.versionId as newestVersion");
+                if (isContent)
+                {
+                    //only content has this info
+                    columns.Add("published.versionId as publishedVersion");
+                    columns.Add("document.versionId as newestVersion");
+                }
+                
                 columns.Add("contenttype.alias");
                 columns.Add("contenttype.icon");
                 columns.Add("contenttype.thumbnail");
@@ -345,17 +350,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var entitySql = new Sql()
                 .Select(columns.ToArray())
                 .From("umbracoNode umbracoNode");
-                
+
             if (isContent || isMedia)
             {
-                entitySql.InnerJoin("cmsContent content").On("content.nodeId = umbracoNode.id")
-                   .LeftJoin("cmsContentType contenttype").On("contenttype.nodeId = content.contentType")
-                   .LeftJoin(
-                       "(SELECT nodeId, versionId FROM cmsDocument WHERE published = 1 GROUP BY nodeId, versionId) as published")
-                   .On("umbracoNode.id = published.nodeId")
-                   .LeftJoin(
-                       "(SELECT nodeId, versionId FROM cmsDocument WHERE newest = 1 GROUP BY nodeId, versionId) as latest")
-                   .On("umbracoNode.id = latest.nodeId");
+                entitySql.InnerJoin("cmsContent content").On("content.nodeId = umbracoNode.id");
+
+                if (isContent)
+                {
+                    //only content has this info
+                    entitySql
+                        .InnerJoin("cmsDocument document").On("document.nodeId = umbracoNode.id")
+                        .LeftJoin("(SELECT nodeId, versionId FROM cmsDocument WHERE published = 1) as published")
+                        .On("umbracoNode.id = published.nodeId");
+                }
+
+                entitySql.LeftJoin("cmsContentType contenttype").On("contenttype.nodeId = content.contentType");
             }
 
             entitySql.LeftJoin("umbracoNode parent").On("parent.parentID = umbracoNode.id");
@@ -372,22 +381,33 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
             var sql = baseQuery(isContent, isMedia, filter)
                 .Where("umbracoNode.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType", new { NodeObjectType = nodeObjectType });
+
+            if (isContent)
            {
                sql.Where("document.newest = 1");
            }
+
             return sql;
         }
 
         protected virtual Sql GetBaseWhere(Func<bool, bool, Action<Sql>, Sql> baseQuery, bool isContent, bool isMedia, int id)
         {
             var sql = baseQuery(isContent, isMedia, null)
-                .Where("umbracoNode.id = @Id", new { Id = id })
-                .Append(GetGroupBy(isContent, isMedia));
+                .Where("umbracoNode.id = @Id", new { Id = id });
+
+            if (isContent)
            {
                sql.Where("document.newest = 1");
            }
+
+            sql.Append(GetGroupBy(isContent, isMedia));
+
             return sql;
         }
 
         protected virtual Sql GetBaseWhere(Func<bool, bool, Action<Sql>, Sql> baseQuery, bool isContent, bool isMedia, Guid key)
         {
             var sql = baseQuery(isContent, isMedia, null)
-                .Where("umbracoNode.uniqueID = @UniqueID", new { UniqueID = key })
-                .Append(GetGroupBy(isContent, isMedia));
+                .Where("umbracoNode.uniqueID = @UniqueID", new {UniqueID = key});
+
+            if (isContent)
            {
                sql.Where("document.newest = 1");
            }
+
+            sql.Append(GetGroupBy(isContent, isMedia));
+
             return sql;
         }
 
@@ -396,6 +416,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var sql = baseQuery(isContent, isMedia, null)
                 .Where("umbracoNode.id = @Id AND umbracoNode.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType",
                        new {Id = id, NodeObjectType = nodeObjectType});
+
+            if (isContent)
            {
                sql.Where("document.newest = 1");
            }
+
             return sql;
         }
 
@@ -404,47 +427,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var sql = baseQuery(isContent, isMedia, null)
                 .Where("umbracoNode.uniqueID = @UniqueID AND umbracoNode.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType",
                        new { UniqueID = key, NodeObjectType = nodeObjectType });
-            return sql;
-        }
 
-        protected virtual Sql GetGroupBy(bool isContent, bool isMedia, bool includeSort = true)
-        {
-            var columns = new List<object>
-                              {
-                                  "umbracoNode.id",
-                                  "umbracoNode.trashed",
-                                  "umbracoNode.parentID",
-                                  "umbracoNode.nodeUser",
-                                  "umbracoNode.level",
-                                  "umbracoNode.path",
-                                  "umbracoNode.sortOrder",
-                                  "umbracoNode.uniqueID",
-                                  "umbracoNode.text",
-                                  "umbracoNode.nodeObjectType",
-                                  "umbracoNode.createDate"
-                              };
-
-            if (isContent || isMedia)
-            {
-                columns.Add("published.versionId");
-                columns.Add("latest.versionId");
-                columns.Add("contenttype.alias");
-                columns.Add("contenttype.icon");
-                columns.Add("contenttype.thumbnail");
-                columns.Add("contenttype.isContainer");
-            }
-            
-            var sql = new Sql()
-                .GroupBy(columns.ToArray());
-
-            if (includeSort)
-            {
-                sql = sql.OrderBy("umbracoNode.sortOrder");
-            }
+            if (isContent)
            {
                sql.Where("document.newest = 1");
            }
 
             return sql;
         }
-        
+
+        protected virtual Sql GetGroupBy(bool isContent, bool isMedia, bool includeSort = true)
        {
            var columns = new List<object>
            {
                "umbracoNode.id",
                "umbracoNode.trashed",
                "umbracoNode.parentID",
                "umbracoNode.nodeUser",
                "umbracoNode.level",
                "umbracoNode.path",
                "umbracoNode.sortOrder",
                "umbracoNode.uniqueID",
                "umbracoNode.text",
                "umbracoNode.nodeObjectType",
                "umbracoNode.createDate"
            };

+            if (isContent || isMedia)
            {
                if (isContent)
                {
                    columns.Add("published.versionId");
                    columns.Add("document.versionId");
                }
                columns.Add("contenttype.alias");
                columns.Add("contenttype.icon");
                columns.Add("contenttype.thumbnail");
                columns.Add("contenttype.isContainer");
            }
+
+            var sql = new Sql()
                .GroupBy(columns.ToArray());

+            if (includeSort)
            {
                sql = sql.OrderBy("umbracoNode.sortOrder");
            }

+            return sql;
        }
+
         #endregion
 
         /// <summary>