diff --git a/src/allmydata/storage_client.py b/src/allmydata/storage_client.py
index 3217b5618..1853a5596 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/storage_client.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/storage_client.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class NativeStorageServer(service.MultiService):
         return self._tubid
 
     def get_nickname(self):
-        return self.announcement["nickname"]
+        return self.announcement.get("nickname", "")
     def get_announcement(self):
         return self.announcement
     def get_remote_host(self):
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_storage_client.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_storage_client.py
index e1c59a8f3..2e7f63635 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_storage_client.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_storage_client.py
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class TestNativeStorageServer(unittest.TestCase):
             })
         self.failUnlessEqual(nss.get_available_space(), 111)
 
+    def test_missing_nickname(self):
+        ann = {"anonymous-storage-FURL": "pb://w2hqnbaa25yw4qgcvghl5psa3srpfgw3@tcp:127.0.0.1:51309/vucto2z4fxment3vfxbqecblbf6zyp6x",
+               "permutation-seed-base32": "w2hqnbaa25yw4qgcvghl5psa3srpfgw3",
+               }
+        nss = NativeStorageServer("server_id", ann)
+        self.assertEqual(nss.get_nickname(), "")
 
 class TestStorageFarmBroker(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/web/test_root.py b/src/allmydata/test/web/test_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9e5784c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/web/test_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+
+from ...storage_client import NativeStorageServer
+from ...web.root import Root
+
+class FakeRoot(Root):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    def now_fn(self):
+        return 0
+
+class FakeContext:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.slots = {}
+        self.tag = self
+    def fillSlots(self, slotname, contents):
+        self.slots[slotname] = contents
+
+class RenderServiceRow(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_missing(self):
+        # minimally-defined static servers just need anonymous-storage-FURL
+        # and permutation-seed-base32. The WUI used to have problems
+        # rendering servers that lacked nickname and version. This tests that
+        # we can render such minimal servers.
+        ann = {"anonymous-storage-FURL": "pb://w2hqnbaa25yw4qgcvghl5psa3srpfgw3@tcp:127.0.0.1:51309/vucto2z4fxment3vfxbqecblbf6zyp6x",
+               "permutation-seed-base32": "w2hqnbaa25yw4qgcvghl5psa3srpfgw3",
+               }
+        s = NativeStorageServer("server_id", ann)
+
+        r = FakeRoot()
+        ctx = FakeContext()
+        res = r.render_service_row(ctx, s)
+        self.assertIdentical(res, ctx)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.slots["version"], "")
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.slots["nickname"], "")
diff --git a/src/allmydata/web/root.py b/src/allmydata/web/root.py
index 8b5f196a3..205d3dcac 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/web/root.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/web/root.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class Root(rend.Page):
         last_received_data_abs_time = render_time_attr(last_received_data_time)
 
         announcement = server.get_announcement()
-        version = announcement["my-version"]
+        version = announcement.get("my-version", "")
         available_space = server.get_available_space()
         if available_space is None:
             available_space = "N/A"