diff --git a/frappe/model/document.py b/frappe/model/document.py
index 069e184cf6..6c1b01b56b 100644
--- a/frappe/model/document.py
+++ b/frappe/model/document.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 		raise frappe.PermissionError("No permission to {} {} {}".format(perm_type, self.doctype, self.name or ""))
 
 	def insert(self, ignore_permissions=None):
+		if getattr(self, "in_print", False):
+			return
+
 		if ignore_permissions!=None:
 			self.ignore_permissions = ignore_permissions
 
@@ -156,6 +159,9 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 		return self
 
 	def save(self, ignore_permissions=None):
+		if getattr(self, "in_print", False):
+			return
+
 		if ignore_permissions!=None:
 			self.ignore_permissions = ignore_permissions
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
index 607927848c..73648f2f64 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/misc/utils.js
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ frappe.utils = {
 	},
 
 	sort: function(list, key, compare_type, reverse) {
-		if(list.length < 2)
-			return list;
+		if(!list || list.length < 2)
+			return list || [];
 
 		var sort_fn = {
 			"string": function(a, b) {
diff --git a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
index 233ad17d11..0c76ec9c4e 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
+++ b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def get_context(context):
 		}
 
 	doc = frappe.get_doc(frappe.form_dict.doctype, frappe.form_dict.name)
-
 	meta = frappe.get_meta(doc.doctype)
 
 	return {
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ def get_html(doc, name=None, print_format=None, meta=None,
 	if isinstance(doc, basestring):
 		doc = frappe.get_doc(json.loads(doc))
 
+	doc.in_print = True
+
 	validate_print_permission(doc)
 
 	if hasattr(doc, "before_print"):