--- a/ckanext/ga_report/controller.py
+++ b/ckanext/ga_report/controller.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 
 def _month_details(cls):
+    '''Returns a list of all the month names'''
     months = []
     vals = model.Session.query(cls.period_name).filter(cls.period_name!='All').distinct().all()
     for m in vals:

--- a/ckanext/ga_report/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/ga_report/helpers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import logging
 import operator
+
 import ckan.lib.base as base
 import ckan.model as model
+from ckan.logic import get_action
 
 from ckanext.ga_report.ga_model import GA_Url, GA_Publisher
 from ckanext.ga_report.controller import _get_publishers
@@ -39,25 +41,38 @@
                    order_by('ga_url.pageviews::int desc')
     num_top_datasets = top_datasets.count()
 
+    dataset = None
     if num_top_datasets:
-        dataset = None
+        count = 0
         while not dataset:
             rand = random.randrange(0, min(top, num_top_datasets))
             ga_url = top_datasets[rand]
             dataset = model.Package.get(ga_url.url[len('/dataset/'):])
             if dataset and not dataset.state == 'active':
                 dataset = None
-    else:
+                count += 1
+                if count > 10:
+                    break
+    if not dataset:
+        # fallback
         dataset = model.Session.query(model.Package)\
                   .filter_by(state='active').first()
-    publisher = dataset.get_groups('publisher')[0]
-    return {
-        'dataset': dataset,
-        'publisher': publisher
-    }
+        if not dataset:
+            return None
+    dataset_dict = get_action('package_show')({'model': model,
+                                               'session': model.Session},
+                                              {'id':dataset.id})
+    return dataset_dict
 
 def single_popular_dataset_html(top=20):
-    context = single_popular_dataset(top)
+    dataset_dict = single_popular_dataset(top)
+    groups = package.get('groups', [])
+    publishers = [ g for g in groups if g.get('type') == 'publisher' ]
+    publisher = publishers[0] if publishers else {'name':'', 'title': ''}
+    context = {
+        'dataset': dataset_dict,
+        'publisher': publisher_dict
+        }
     return base.render_snippet('ga_report/ga_popular_single.html', **context)
 
 

--- a/ckanext/ga_report/templates/ga_report/ga_popular_single.html
+++ b/ckanext/ga_report/templates/ga_report/ga_popular_single.html
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
     <h2>Featured dataset</h2>
 
     <div class="dataset-summary boxed">
-          <a class="dataset-header" href="${h.url_for(controller='package', action='read', id=dataset.name)}">
-            <h3>${dataset.title}</h3>
+          <a class="dataset-header" href="${h.url_for(controller='package', action='read', id=dataset['name'])}">
+            <h3>${dataset['title']}</h3>
           </a>
           <h4>
             <strong>Publisher</strong> :
-            <a href="/publisher/${publisher.name}">${publisher.title}</a>
+            <a href="/publisher/${publisher['name']}">${publisher['title']}</a>
           </h4>
-          <div>${h.truncate(dataset.notes, length=200, whole_word=True)}</div>
+          <div>${h.truncate(dataset['notes_rendered'], length=200, whole_word=True)}</div>
     </div>
     <div>
       <a href="${h.url_for(controller='ckanext.ga_report.controller:GaDatasetReport',action='read')}" class="btn">Other popular datasets</a>