diff --git a/lemur/authorities/service.py b/lemur/authorities/service.py
index 1ca0e80f..5b312e11 100644
--- a/lemur/authorities/service.py
+++ b/lemur/authorities/service.py
@@ -149,17 +149,17 @@ def get_by_name(authority_name):
     return database.get(Authority, authority_name, field='name')
 
 
-def get_authority_role(ca_name, creator):
+def get_authority_role(ca_name, creator=None):
     """
     Attempts to get the authority role for a given ca uses current_user
     as a basis for accomplishing that.
 
     :param ca_name:
     """
-    if creator.is_admin:
-        return role_service.get_by_name("{0}_admin".format(ca_name))
-    else:
-        return role_service.get_by_name("{0}_operator".format(ca_name))
+    if creator:
+        if creator.is_admin:
+            return role_service.get_by_name("{0}_admin".format(ca_name))
+    return role_service.get_by_name("{0}_operator".format(ca_name))
 
 
 def render(args):
diff --git a/lemur/common/schema.py b/lemur/common/schema.py
index 759cda4e..332e8656 100644
--- a/lemur/common/schema.py
+++ b/lemur/common/schema.py
@@ -118,12 +118,17 @@ def unwrap_pagination(data, output_schema):
     if isinstance(data, dict):
         if data.get('total') == 0:
             return data
-        else:
-            marshaled_data = {'total': data['total']}
-            marshaled_data['items'] = output_schema.dump(data['items'], many=True).data
-            return marshaled_data
-    else:
-        return output_schema.dump(data).data
+
+        marshaled_data = {'total': data['total']}
+        marshaled_data['items'] = output_schema.dump(data['items'], many=True).data
+        return marshaled_data
+
+    elif isinstance(data, list):
+        marshaled_data = {'total': len(data)}
+        marshaled_data['items'] = output_schema.dump(data, many=True).data
+        return marshaled_data
+
+    return output_schema.dump(data).data
 
 
 def validate_schema(input_schema, output_schema):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c20d07d6..c5a000e6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install_requires = [
     'Flask-Principal==0.4.0',
     'Flask-Mail==0.9.1',
     'SQLAlchemy-Utils==0.32.9',
-    'requests==2.12.1',
+    'requests==2.11.1',
     'psycopg2==2.6.2',
     'arrow==0.9.0',
     'six==1.10.0',