diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py b/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
index 48d2e18738..14dfcc9164 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/middleware.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class EventMiddleware:
                         path = request.get_full_path().split("/", 2)[-1]
                         return redirect(urljoin('%s://%s' % (request.scheme, domain), path))
 
-                if not request.event.live:
+                if hasattr(request, 'event') and not request.event.live:
                     if not request.user.is_authenticated() or not EventPermission.objects.filter(
                             event=request.event, user=request.user).exists():
                         raise PermissionDenied(_('The selected ticket shop is currently not available.'))
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_middleware.py b/src/tests/base/test_middleware.py
index e1519f2a2e..afa7a777d3 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_middleware.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_middleware.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class LocaleDeterminationTest(TestCase):
         o = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
         cls.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=o, name='Dummy', slug='dummy',
-            date_from=now(),
+            date_from=now(), live=True
         )
         cls.TEST_LOCALE = 'de' if settings.LANGUAGE_CODE == 'en' else 'en'
         cls.TEST_LOCALE_LONG = 'de-AT' if settings.LANGUAGE_CODE == 'en' else 'en-NZ'
diff --git a/src/tests/multidomain/test_middlewares.py b/src/tests/multidomain/test_middlewares.py
index f4b1b8252f..859b9b9c75 100644
--- a/src/tests/multidomain/test_middlewares.py
+++ b/src/tests/multidomain/test_middlewares.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def env():
     o = Organizer.objects.create(name='MRMCD', slug='mrmcd')
     event = Event.objects.create(
         organizer=o, name='MRMCD2015', slug='2015',
-        date_from=now()
+        date_from=now(), live=True
     )
     settings.SITE_URL = 'http://example.com'
     return o, event
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_event_on_custom_domain_only_with_wrong_organizer(env, client):
     organizer2 = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
     Event.objects.create(
         organizer=organizer2, name='D1234', slug='1234',
-        date_from=now()
+        date_from=now(), live=True
     )
     KnownDomain.objects.create(domainname='foobar', organizer=env[0])
     r = client.get('/dummy/1234/', HTTP_HOST='foobar')
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_unknown_event_on_custom_domain(env, client):
     organizer2 = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
     Event.objects.create(
         organizer=organizer2, name='D1234', slug='1234',
-        date_from=now()
+        date_from=now(), live=True
     )
     KnownDomain.objects.create(domainname='foobar', organizer=env[0])
     r = client.get('/1234/', HTTP_HOST='foobar')
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_cart.py b/src/tests/presale/test_cart.py
index 4d5046859d..fed198e827 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_cart.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_cart.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class CartTestMixin:
         self.orga = Organizer.objects.create(name='CCC', slug='ccc')
         self.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=self.orga, name='30C3', slug='30c3',
-            date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+            date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+            live=True
         )
         self.category = ItemCategory.objects.create(event=self.event, name="Everything", position=0)
         self.quota_shirts = Quota.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Shirts', size=2)
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_checkout.py b/src/tests/presale/test_checkout.py
index d34a0837ee..6e69ec3f33 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_checkout.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_checkout.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class CheckoutTestCase(TestCase):
         self.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=self.orga, name='30C3', slug='30c3',
             date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
-            plugins='pretix.plugins.stripe,pretix.plugins.banktransfer'
+            plugins='pretix.plugins.stripe,pretix.plugins.banktransfer',
+            live=True
         )
         self.category = ItemCategory.objects.create(event=self.event, name="Everything", position=0)
         self.quota_tickets = Quota.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Tickets', size=5)
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_checkoutflow.py b/src/tests/presale/test_checkoutflow.py
index bfafa91045..78da12cf79 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_checkoutflow.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_checkoutflow.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def event():
     o = Organizer.objects.create(name='MRMCD', slug='mrmcd')
     e = Event.objects.create(
         organizer=o, name='MRMCD2015', slug='2015',
-        date_from=now()
+        date_from=now(), live=True
     )
     return e
 
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
index 2886b39f0e..4192baa7b8 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class EventTestMixin:
         self.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=self.orga, name='30C3', slug='30c3',
             date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
+            live=True
         )
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_orders.py b/src/tests/presale/test_orders.py
index 8235b61e7d..52d74bb054 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_orders.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class OrdersTest(TestCase):
         self.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=self.orga, name='30C3', slug='30c3',
             date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
-            plugins='pretix.plugins.stripe,pretix.plugins.banktransfer,tests.testdummy'
+            plugins='pretix.plugins.stripe,pretix.plugins.banktransfer,tests.testdummy',
+            live=True
         )
         self.event.settings.set('payment_banktransfer__enabled', True)
         self.event.settings.set('ticketoutput_testdummy__enabled', True)
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_organizer_page.py b/src/tests/presale/test_organizer_page.py
index ce9884ed87..74f3201360 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_organizer_page.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_organizer_page.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ def env():
     o = Organizer.objects.create(name='MRMCD e.V.', slug='mrmcd')
     event = Event.objects.create(
         organizer=o, name='MRMCD2015', slug='2015',
-        date_from=now() + timedelta(days=10)
+        date_from=now() + timedelta(days=10),
+        live=True
     )
     return o, event