diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroRequest.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroRequest.java
index 3f4d2d329..a80542d5c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroRequest.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/VitroRequest.java
@@ -175,12 +175,14 @@ public class VitroRequest extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {
     	return ModelAccess.on(this).getJenaOntModel();
     }
     
+    /** JB - surprising that this comes from session. */
     public OntModel getAssertionsOntModel() {
-        return ModelAccess.on(this).getBaseOntModel();
+        return ModelAccess.on(this.getSession()).getBaseOntModel();
     }
     
+    /** JB - surprising that this comes from session. */
     public OntModel getInferenceOntModel() {
-    	return ModelAccess.on(this).getInferenceOntModel();
+    	return ModelAccess.on(this.getSession()).getInferenceOntModel();
     }
 
     public OntModel getDisplayModel(){
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DefaultObjectPropertyFormGenerator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DefaultObjectPropertyFormGenerator.java
index e8d497d97..8b289802d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DefaultObjectPropertyFormGenerator.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DefaultObjectPropertyFormGenerator.java
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public class DefaultObjectPropertyFormGenerator implements EditConfigurationGene
     	if(isSelectFromExisting(vreq)) {
     		// set ProhibitedFromSearch object so picklist doesn't show
             // individuals from classes that should be hidden from list views
-            OntModel displayOntModel = ModelAccess.on(session).getDisplayModel();
+            OntModel displayOntModel = ModelAccess.on(session.getServletContext()).getDisplayModel();
             ProhibitedFromSearch pfs = new ProhibitedFromSearch(
                 DisplayVocabulary.SEARCH_INDEX_URI, displayOntModel);
             if( editConfig != null )