diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 18020d92367..0a19f2c72d8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -20,17 +20,27 @@ openerp.web.Notification =  openerp.web.OldWidget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.
             expires: 2500
         });
     },
-    notify: function(title, text) {
+    notify: function(title, text, sticky) {
+        sticky = !!sticky;
+        var opts = {};
+        if (sticky) {
+            opts.expires = false;
+        }
         this.$element.notify('create', {
             title: title,
             text: text
-        });
+        }, opts);
     },
-    warn: function(title, text) {
+    warn: function(title, text, sticky) {
+        sticky = !!sticky;
+        var opts = {};
+        if (sticky) {
+            opts.expires = false;
+        }
         this.$element.notify('create', 'oe_notification_alert', {
             title: title,
             text: text
-        });
+        }, opts);
     }
 
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 3f9c3e04cdb..c1eea014070 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
     on_record_loaded: function(record) {
         var self = this, set_values = [];
         if (!record) {
-            throw new Error("Form: No record received");
+            this.do_warn("Form", "The record could not be found in the database.", true);
+            return $.Deferred().reject();
         }
         this.datarecord = record;