diff --git a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/execution.py b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/execution.py
index cde46621e8e..679cad49c71 100644
--- a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/execution.py
+++ b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/execution.py
@@ -1086,6 +1086,10 @@ def build_query(
         )
 
         if field is None:
+            # Keep the result column in place when a displayed tree rank is
+            # missing, while omitting its filter and sort behavior.
+            if fs.display:
+                query = query.add_columns(sql.null())
             continue
 
         formatted_field = None
diff --git a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/query_construct.py b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/query_construct.py
index 614ee449d43..f56a1f8d636 100644
--- a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/query_construct.py
+++ b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/query_construct.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def handle_tree_field(self, node, table, tree_rank: TreeRankQuery, next_join_path, current_field_spec: QueryFieldSpec):
         query = self
+        query_before_tree_joins = query
         if query.collection is None:  # Not sure it makes sense to query across collections
             raise AssertionError(
                 f"No Collection found in Query for {table}",
@@ -70,7 +71,13 @@ def handle_tree_field(self, node, table, tree_rank: TreeRankQuery, next_join_pat
             if (tree_rank.treedef_id is None or tree_rank.treedef_id == treedef_id)
             ] if tup[1] is not None]
 
-        assert len(treedefs_with_ranks) >= 1, "Didn't find the tree rank across any tree"
+        if not treedefs_with_ranks:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Didn't find tree rank %r across any %s tree; skipping field",
+                tree_rank.name,
+                table.name,
+            )
+            return query_before_tree_joins, None, None, table
 
         treedefitem_params = [treedefitem_id for (_, treedefitem_id) in treedefs_with_ranks]
 
diff --git a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/queryfieldspec.py b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/queryfieldspec.py
index 3ce298fdf38..74fc05350f4 100644
--- a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/queryfieldspec.py
+++ b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/queryfieldspec.py
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ def add_to_query(
         # print "is auditlog obj format field = " + str(self.is_auditlog_obj_format_field(formatauditobjs))
         # print "############################################################################"
         query, orm_field, field, table = self.add_spec_to_query(query, formatter)
+        if orm_field is None:
+            return query, None, None
         return self.apply_filter(
             query,
             orm_field,