diff --git a/src/components/AddFunder.jsx b/src/components/AddFunder.jsx
index c7d8fcd..8c9d611 100644
--- a/src/components/AddFunder.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AddFunder.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import CloudUpload from '@material-ui/icons/CloudUpload'
 import { MySnackbarContentWrapper } from './base/SnackBars'
 import { captureFile } from '../utils/ipfs'
 import ImageViewer from './image/ImageViewer'
+import {ZERO_ADDRESS} from '../utils/address'
 
 const { addGiver, addDelegate, addProject } = LiquidPledging.methods
 const FUNDER = 'FUNDER'
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ const AddFunder = ({ appendFundProfile }) => (
       const { adminType, funderName, funderDescription, commitTime } = values
       const account = await web3.eth.getCoinbase()
       //TODO add field for parent project
-      const args = adminType === PROJECT ? [funderName, funderDescription, account, 0, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), 0] : [funderName, funderDescription, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), 0]
+      const args = adminType === PROJECT ? [funderName, funderDescription, account, 0, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), 0] : [funderName, funderDescription, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), ZERO_ADDRESS]
       const isFunder = adminType === FUNDER
       const sendFn = sendFns[adminType]
       sendFn(...args)
diff --git a/src/components/projects/BackProject.jsx b/src/components/projects/BackProject.jsx
index 6fa3cd9..8418f53 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/BackProject.jsx
+++ b/src/components/projects/BackProject.jsx
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ const SubmissionSection = ({ classes, profiles, delegatePledges, projectId, open
               disabled={!profiles || profiles.length === 0}
               value={values.delegateProfile || ''}
             >
-              {profiles && profiles.map(profile => (
-                <MenuItem style={{display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center'}} key={profile.name} value={profile}>
+              {profiles && profiles.map((profile, index) => (
+                <MenuItem style={{display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center'}} key={`profile-${index}`} value={profile}>
                   {profile.name}
                 </MenuItem>
               ))}
diff --git a/src/components/projects/CreateProject.jsx b/src/components/projects/CreateProject.jsx
index e1cdd3c..fa94559 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/CreateProject.jsx
+++ b/src/components/projects/CreateProject.jsx
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import CloudUpload from '@material-ui/icons/CloudUpload'
 import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
 import { formatForIpfs, uploadToIpfs, formatMedia, isWeb } from '../../utils/ipfs'
 import { FundingContext } from '../../context'
+import {ZERO_ADDRESS} from '../../utils/address'
 
 const { addProject } = LiquidPledging.methods
 
 
-const zeroAddress = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
 const hoursToSeconds = hours => hours * 60 * 60
 const helperText = 'The length of time the Project has to veto when the project delegates to another delegate and they pledge those funds to a project'
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const SubmissionSection = ({ classes, history }) => {
           path: '/root/manifest.json', content: Buffer.from(manifest)
         })
         const contentHash = await uploadToIpfs(fileLists)
-        const args = [title, contentHash, account, 0, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), zeroAddress]
+        const args = [title, contentHash, account, 0, hoursToSeconds(commitTime), ZERO_ADDRESS]
         addProject(...args)
           .estimateGas({ from: account })
           .then(async gas => {
diff --git a/src/components/projects/hooks.js b/src/components/projects/hooks.js
index fede98f..7bdc407 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/hooks.js
+++ b/src/components/projects/hooks.js
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ async function fetchAndAddDelegateProfiles(account, setState) {
 
 async function fetchAndAddDelegatePledges(profiles, setState) {
   const dPledges = []
+  if (!profiles || !profiles.length) {
+    return setState(dPledges)
+  }
   profiles.forEach(profile => {
     const delegatePledges = getDelegatePledgesByProfile(profile)
     dPledges.push(delegatePledges)
@@ -82,7 +85,18 @@ export function useProfileData(profiles) {
 }
 
 const getProjectManifest = assets => {
-  return assets ? JSON.parse(assets.find(a => a.name.toLowerCase() === 'manifest.json').content) : null
+  if (!assets) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const manifest = assets.find(a => a.name.toLowerCase() === 'manifest.json');
+  if (!manifest) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(manifest.content)
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
 export function useProjectData(projectId, profile, projectAddedEvents) {
diff --git a/src/dapp.js b/src/dapp.js
index a0fbf8a..b1d5989 100644
--- a/src/dapp.js
+++ b/src/dapp.js
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ snackbar: null })
   }
 
+  appendPledges = () => {
+    // TODO check if this is correct
+    getAndAddPledges()
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { account, needsInit, lpAllowance: _lpAllowance, loading, authorizedPayments, snackbar } = this.state
     const { appendFundProfile, appendPledges, transferPledgeAmounts, openSnackBar, closeSnackBar } = this
diff --git a/src/utils/address.js b/src/utils/address.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1118ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/address.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const ZERO_ADDRESS = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'