diff --git a/app/Theming/ThemeService.php b/app/Theming/ThemeService.php
index 895108e3e..44605bf32 100644
--- a/app/Theming/ThemeService.php
+++ b/app/Theming/ThemeService.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ThemeService
     public function readThemeActions()
     {
         $themeActionsFile = theme_path('functions.php');
-        if (file_exists($themeActionsFile)) {
+        if ($themeActionsFile && file_exists($themeActionsFile)) {
             require $themeActionsFile;
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Translation/FileLoader.php b/app/Translation/FileLoader.php
index 0b4a93de6..e65146677 100644
--- a/app/Translation/FileLoader.php
+++ b/app/Translation/FileLoader.php
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class FileLoader extends BaseLoader
         }
 
         if (is_null($namespace) || $namespace === '*') {
-            $themeTranslations = $this->loadPath(theme_path('lang'), $locale, $group);
+            $themePath = theme_path('lang');
+            $themeTranslations = $themePath ? $this->loadPath($themePath, $locale, $group) : [];
             $originalTranslations =  $this->loadPath($this->path, $locale, $group);
             return array_merge($originalTranslations, $themeTranslations);
         }
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index c1d72b91d..a5a04f113 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ function setting(string $key = null, $default = null)
 
 /**
  * Get a path to a theme resource.
+ * Returns null if a theme is not configured and
+ * therefore a full path is not available for use.
  */
-function theme_path(string $path = ''): string
+function theme_path(string $path = ''): ?string
 {
     $theme = config('view.theme');
 
     if (!$theme) {
-        return '';
+        return null;
     }
 
     return base_path('themes/' . $theme .($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path));