diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildInputs.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildInputs.pm
index dafae860..446f9b57 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildInputs.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildInputs.pm
@@ -179,4 +179,17 @@ __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
 # Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.07033 @ 2013-10-08 13:08:15
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:OaJPzRM+8XGsu3eIkqeYEw
 
+my %hint = (
+    columns => [
+        'type',
+        'uri',
+        'value',
+        'revision',
+    ],
+);
+
+sub json_hint {
+    return \%hint;
+}
+
 1;
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildProducts.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildProducts.pm
index 538b1eff..31b0c1e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildProducts.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/BuildProducts.pm
@@ -153,5 +153,22 @@ __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
 # Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.07033 @ 2013-06-13 01:54:50
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:+0LkZiaRL5tGJvbLxnwD/g
 
-# You can replace this text with custom content, and it will be preserved on regeneration
+my %hint = (
+    columns => [
+        'type',
+        'subtype',
+        'name',
+        'filesize',
+        'sha1hash',
+        'sha256hash',
+        'description',
+        'path',
+        'defaultpath'
+    ],
+);
+
+sub json_hint {
+    return \%hint;
+}
+
 1;
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/Builds.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/Builds.pm
index 2355e4ee..c81f6523 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/Builds.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/Builds.pm
@@ -619,7 +619,9 @@ my %hint = (
         'releasename'
     ],
     eager_relations => {
-        buildoutputs => 'name'
+        buildoutputs => 'name',
+        buildinputs_builds => 'name',
+        buildproducts => 'productnr',
     }
 );
 
diff --git a/src/root/overview.tt b/src/root/overview.tt
index 8ae4ff77..9b31aeb5 100644
--- a/src/root/overview.tt
+++ b/src/root/overview.tt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [% WRAPPER layout.tt title="Overview" hideHeader=1 %]
 [% PROCESS common.tt %]
 
-[% IF newItems.size != 0 %]
+[% IF newsItems.size != 0 %]
   <div class="alert alert-info">
     [% FOREACH i IN newsItems %]
       <div class="news-item">
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 <h2>Projects</h2>
 
+[% IF projects.size != 0 %]
+
 <p>The following projects are hosted on this server:</p>
 
 <table class="table table-condensed table-striped clickable-rows">
@@ -36,4 +38,11 @@
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
+[% ELSE %]
+
+  <div class="alert alert-warning">Hydra has no projects yet. Please
+  <a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('Project').action_for('create')) %]">create a project</a>.</div>
+
+[% END %]
+
 [% END %]
diff --git a/src/root/topbar.tt b/src/root/topbar.tt
index a48038d5..80895e67 100644
--- a/src/root/topbar.tt
+++ b/src/root/topbar.tt
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@
     [% END %]
   [% END %]
 
-  [% IF c.user_exists && c.check_user_roles('admin') %]
+  [% IF c.user_exists && (c.check_user_roles('admin') ||
+                          c.check_user_roles('create-projects')) %]
     [% WRAPPER makeSubMenu title="Admin" %]
-      [% IF c.check_user_roles('admin') %]
+      [% IF c.check_user_roles('admin') || c.check_user_roles('create-projects') %]
         [% INCLUDE menuItem uri = c.uri_for(c.controller('Project').action_for('create')) title = "Create project" %]
         <li class="divider"></li>
       [% END %]
+      [% IF c.check_user_roles('admin') %]
       [% INCLUDE menuItem
         uri = c.uri_for(c.controller('Admin').action_for('machines'))
         title = "Manage machines" %]
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@
         title = "Clear VCS caches"
         confirmmsg = "Are you sure you want to clear the VCS cache?"
         class = "" %]
+      [% END %]
     [% END %]
   [% END %]
 
diff --git a/src/root/user.tt b/src/root/user.tt
index 8c70736c..8f577929 100644
--- a/src/root/user.tt
+++ b/src/root/user.tt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <div class="controls">
           <select multiple="multiple" name="roles" class="span3" [% IF !c.check_user_roles('admin') %]disabled="disabled"[% END %]>
             [% INCLUDE roleoption role="admin" %]
-            [% INCLUDE roleoption role="create-project" %]
+            [% INCLUDE roleoption role="create-projects" %]
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/script/hydra-queue-runner b/src/script/hydra-queue-runner
index f67d8cc2..2744c243 100755
--- a/src/script/hydra-queue-runner
+++ b/src/script/hydra-queue-runner
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sub checkBuilds {
             { join => ['project'], select => ['system'], as => ['system'], distinct => 1 });
 
         # Get the total number of scheduling shares.
-        my $totalShares = getTotalShares($db);
+        my $totalShares = getTotalShares($db) || 1;
 
         # For each system type, select up to the maximum number of
         # concurrent build for that system type.