diff --git a/lib/app/server.js b/lib/app/server.js
index 0c0b2a5c9d..53f2922461 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.js
+++ b/lib/app/server.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default async (context) => {
   if (!context.nuxt.error) {
     await middlewareSeries(midd, ctx)
   }
-  if (context.res.headersSent) return
+  if (context.res && context.res.headersSent) return
   if (context.redirected) return _noopApp
   // Set layout
   let layout = Components.length ? Components[0].options.layout : NuxtError.layout
diff --git a/lib/app/utils.js b/lib/app/utils.js
index fa1c3664fa..99e45afc8f 100644
--- a/lib/app/utils.js
+++ b/lib/app/utils.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function middlewareSeries (promises, context) {
   }
   return promisify(promises[0], context)
   .then(() => {
-    if (context.res.headersSent) return
+    if (context.res && context.res.headersSent) return
     return middlewareSeries(promises.slice(1), context)
   })
 }