diff --git a/lib/travis/api/app/responders/base.rb b/lib/travis/api/app/responders/base.rb
index 9c099cdd..8849f553 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/app/responders/base.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/app/responders/base.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module Travis::Api::App::Responders
     end
 
     def apply?
-      acceptable_format?
+      resource && acceptable_format?
     end
 
     def format
diff --git a/spec/integration/v1/repositories_spec.rb b/spec/integration/v1/repositories_spec.rb
index aea3fd4c..b1b35fd1 100644
--- a/spec/integration/v1/repositories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/v1/repositories_spec.rb
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ describe 'v1 repos' do
   end
 
   describe 'GET /svenfuchs/minimal.png' do
-    it '"unknown" when the repository does not exist' do
-      get('/svenfuchs/does-not-exist.png').should deliver_result_image_for('unknown')
-    end
-
     it '"unknown" when it only has one build that is not finished' do
       Build.delete_all
       Factory(:build, repository: repo, state: :created, result: nil)
@@ -72,10 +68,6 @@ describe 'v1 repos' do
     let(:on_foo) { Factory(:commit, branch: 'foo') }
     let(:on_bar) { Factory(:commit, branch: 'bar') }
 
-    it '"unknown" when the repository does not exist' do
-      get('/svenfuchs/does-not-exist.png?branch=foo,bar').should deliver_result_image_for('unknown')
-    end
-
     it '"unknown" when it only has unfinished builds on the relevant branches' do
       Build.delete_all
       Factory(:build, repository: repo, state: :started, commit: on_foo)