diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_next_task_update.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_next_task_update.py
index e25514a2b4..18a7abf328 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_next_task_update.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_next_task_update.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class NextTaskUpdate(BaseEvent):
             statusid_changes = changes.get('statusid', {})
             if (
                 entity['entityType'] != 'task' or
-                'statusid' not in entity['keys'] or
+                'statusid' not in (entity.get('keys') or []) or
                 statusid_changes.get('new', None) is None or
                 statusid_changes.get('old', None) is None
             ):
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
index 01e2c235ad..51bb15a4c7 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ThumbnailEvents(BaseEvent):
             #         entity['action'] == 'encoded'):
             if (
                 entity['entityType'] == 'assetversion'
-                and 'thumbid' in entity.get('keys', [])
+                and 'thumbid' in (entity.get('keys') or [])
             ):
 
                 version = session.get('AssetVersion', entity['entityId'])
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_user_assigment.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_user_assigment.py
index e98b1519b2..fe8b331629 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_user_assigment.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_user_assigment.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class UserAssigmentEvent(BaseEvent):
 
     def launch(self, session, event):
         # load shell scripts presets
-        presets = config.get_presets()['ftrack']["user_assigment_event"]
+        presets = config.get_presets()['ftrack'].get("user_assigment_event")
         if not presets:
             return
         for entity in event.get('data', {}).get('entities', []):
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_version_to_task_statuses.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_version_to_task_statuses.py
index 306d594647..85a31383d5 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_version_to_task_statuses.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_version_to_task_statuses.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class VersionToTaskStatus(BaseEvent):
             # Filter non-assetversions
             if (
                 entity['entityType'] == 'assetversion' and
-                'statusid' in entity.get('keys', [])
+                'statusid' in (entity.get('keys') or [])
             ):
 
                 version = session.get('AssetVersion', entity['entityId'])