diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Index/AbstractIndexer.php b/Classes/Domain/Index/AbstractIndexer.php
index 47459b0..861c17a 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Index/AbstractIndexer.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Index/AbstractIndexer.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ abstract class AbstractIndexer implements IndexerInterface
     protected function prepareRecord(array &$record)
     {
         try {
-            $indexingConfiguration = $this->configuration->get('indexing.' . $this->identifier . '.dataProcessing');
+            $indexingConfiguration = $this->configuration->getIfExists('indexing.' . $this->identifier . '.dataProcessing');
             
             if (!empty($indexingConfiguration) && is_array($indexingConfiguration)) {
                 foreach ($indexingConfiguration as $configuration) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ abstract class AbstractIndexer implements IndexerInterface
         
         try {
             
-            $indexConfiguration = $this->configuration->get('indexing.' . $this->identifier . '.abstractFields');
+            $indexConfiguration = $this->configuration->getIfExists('indexing.' . $this->identifier . '.abstractFields');
             
             $fieldsToUse = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $indexConfiguration);
             if ($fieldsToUse === []) {
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Index/IndexerFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Index/IndexerFactory.php
index f59632f..c730854 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Index/IndexerFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Index/IndexerFactory.php
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class IndexerFactory implements Singleton
             // Nothing to do, we throw exception below
         } catch (MissingArrayPathException $e) {
             // Nothing to do, we throw exception below
+        } catch (\RuntimeException $exception) {
+            // Nothing to do, we throw exception below
         }
 
         throw new NoMatchingIndexerException('Could not find an indexer for ' . $identifier, 1497341442);