diff --git a/app/controllers/cites_trade/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cites_trade/home_controller.rb
index fd0ef83529..1f75fc4b34 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cites_trade/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cites_trade/home_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 class CitesTrade::HomeController < CitesTradeController
 
   def index
-    @years = (1975..Trade::Shipment.maximum('year')).to_a.reverse
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { @years = (1975..Trade::Shipment.maximum('year')).to_a.reverse }
+    end
   end
 
   def download
diff --git a/app/controllers/species/ember_controller.rb b/app/controllers/species/ember_controller.rb
index 0122bb8af6..1ceab13c29 100644
--- a/app/controllers/species/ember_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/species/ember_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 class Species::EmberController < ApplicationController
   layout 'species'
   def start
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { }
+    end
   end
 end