diff --git a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
index 98ab1babde..b86b6eb16e 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/accounts.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from evennia.objects.models import ObjectDB
 from evennia.comms.models import ChannelDB
 from evennia.commands import cmdhandler
 from evennia.utils import logger
-from evennia.utils.utils import (lazy_property,
+from evennia.utils.utils import (lazy_property, to_str,
                                  make_iter, to_unicode, is_iter,
                                  variable_from_module)
 from evennia.typeclasses.attributes import NickHandler
@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ class DefaultAccount(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, AccountDB)):
 
         kwargs["options"] = options
 
+        if text and not (isinstance(text, basestring) or isinstance(text, tuple)):
+            # sanitize text before sending across the wire
+            try:
+                text = to_str(text, force_string=True)
+            except Exception:
+                text = repr(text)
+
         # session relay
         sessions = make_iter(session) if session else self.sessions.all()
         for session in sessions:
diff --git a/evennia/objects/objects.py b/evennia/objects/objects.py
index 510f30f2c4..9e4d8d588a 100644
--- a/evennia/objects/objects.py
+++ b/evennia/objects/objects.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ from evennia.commands import cmdhandler
 from evennia.utils import search
 from evennia.utils import logger
 from evennia.utils.utils import (variable_from_module, lazy_property,
-                                 make_iter, to_unicode, is_iter, list_to_string)
+                                 make_iter, to_unicode, is_iter, list_to_string,
+                                 to_str)
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 _INFLECT = inflect.engine()
@@ -561,11 +562,19 @@ class DefaultObject(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ObjectDB)):
 
         kwargs["options"] = options
 
+        if text and not (isinstance(text, basestring) or isinstance(text, tuple)):
+            # sanitize text before sending across the wire
+            try:
+                text = to_str(text, force_string=True)
+            except Exception:
+                text = repr(text)
+
         # relay to session(s)
         sessions = make_iter(session) if session else self.sessions.all()
         for session in sessions:
             session.data_out(text=text, **kwargs)
 
+
     def for_contents(self, func, exclude=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Runs a function on every object contained within this one.
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/views.py b/evennia/web/webclient/views.py
index 94ecffb0e2..439dd44ad2 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/views.py
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/views.py
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ def _shared_login(request):
     if webclient_uid:
         # The webclient has previously registered a login to this browser_session
         if not account.is_authenticated() and not website_uid:
-            account = AccountDB.objects.get(id=webclient_uid)
+            try:
+                account = AccountDB.objects.get(id=webclient_uid)
+            except AccountDB.DoesNotExist:
+                # this can happen e.g. for guest accounts or deletions
+                csession["website_authenticated_uid"] = False
+                csession["webclient_authenticated_uid"] = False
+                return
             try:
                 # calls our custom authenticate in web/utils/backends.py
                 account = authenticate(autologin=account)