diff --git a/core/modules/filters/editiondescription.js b/core/modules/filters/editiondescription.js
index bca03e9bc..ee3acd898 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/editiondescription.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/editiondescription.js
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ Filter operator for returning the descriptions of the specified edition names
 Export our filter function
 */
 exports.editiondescription = function(source,operator,options) {
-	var results = [],
-		editionInfo = $tw.utils.getEditionInfo();
-	if(editionInfo) {
-		source(function(tiddler,title) {
-			if($tw.utils.hop(editionInfo,title)) {
-				results.push(editionInfo[title].description || "");				
-			}
-		});
+	var results = [];
+	if($tw.node) {
+		var editionInfo = $tw.utils.getEditionInfo();
+		if(editionInfo) {
+			source(function(tiddler,title) {
+				if($tw.utils.hop(editionInfo,title)) {
+					results.push(editionInfo[title].description || "");				
+				}
+			});
+		}
 	}
 	return results;
 };
diff --git a/core/modules/filters/editions.js b/core/modules/filters/editions.js
index 36f1dc8fd..05ae57c31 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/editions.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/editions.js
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ Filter operator for returning the names of the available editions in this wiki
 Export our filter function
 */
 exports.editions = function(source,operator,options) {
-	var results = [],
-		editionInfo = $tw.utils.getEditionInfo();
-	if(editionInfo) {
-		$tw.utils.each(editionInfo,function(info,name) {
-			results.push(name);
-		});
+	var results = [];
+	if($tw.node) {
+		var editionInfo = $tw.utils.getEditionInfo();
+		if(editionInfo) {
+			$tw.utils.each(editionInfo,function(info,name) {
+				results.push(name);
+			});
+		}
+		results.sort();
 	}
-	results.sort();
 	return results;
 };