diff --git a/src/components/ha-markdown.js b/src/components/ha-markdown.js
index 95152f6082..355507ecb6 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-markdown.js
+++ b/src/components/ha-markdown.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class HaMarkdown extends EventsMixin(PolymerElement) {
   }
 
   connectedCallback() {
+    super.connectedCallback();
     // 0 = not loaded, 1 = success, 2 = error
     this._scriptLoaded = 0;
     this._renderScheduled = false;
diff --git a/src/entrypoints/app.js b/src/entrypoints/app.js
index 37ab36ecf0..735dbc1544 100644
--- a/src/entrypoints/app.js
+++ b/src/entrypoints/app.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class HomeAssistant extends LocalizeMixin(PolymerElement) {
         const host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host;
         const auth = conn.options;
         return hassCallApi(host, auth, method, path, parameters).catch((err) => {
-          if (err.status_code !== 401 || !auth.accessToken) throw err;
+          if (!err || err.status_code !== 401 || !auth.accessToken) throw err;
 
           // If we connect with access token and get 401, refresh token and try again
           return window.refreshToken().then((accessToken) => {