diff --git a/elastimorphic/management/commands/es_swap_aliases.py b/elastimorphic/management/commands/es_swap_aliases.py
index 179861c..42d3255 100644
--- a/elastimorphic/management/commands/es_swap_aliases.py
+++ b/elastimorphic/management/commands/es_swap_aliases.py
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ def handle(self, index_suffix, **options):
         existing_aliases = es.indices.get_aliases()
         for index, aliases in existing_aliases.items():
             for alias, new_index in indexes.items():
-                if alias in aliases['aliases']:
-                    alias_actions.append({
-                        "remove": {
-                            "alias": alias,
-                            "index": index
-                        }
-                    })
+                if "aliases" in aliases:
+                    if alias in aliases["aliases"]:
+                        alias_actions.append({
+                            "remove": {
+                                "alias": alias,
+                                "index": index
+                            }
+                        })
         # add our new aliases
         for alias, index in indexes.items():
             alias_actions.append({
diff --git a/elastimorphic/management/commands/synces.py b/elastimorphic/management/commands/synces.py
index 34d9fcf..0829977 100644
--- a/elastimorphic/management/commands/synces.py
+++ b/elastimorphic/management/commands/synces.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             index_suffix = ""
             aliases = es.indices.get_aliases()
             for index_name in aliases:
-                index_aliases = aliases[index_name]["aliases"]
+                index_aliases = aliases[index_name].get("aliases")
                 if index_aliases:
                     index_alias_map[index_aliases.keys()[0]] = index_name
 
diff --git a/test_provision.sh b/test_provision.sh
index 0909e37..174adae 100644
--- a/test_provision.sh
+++ b/test_provision.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # installs and fires up elasticsearch
 sudo sh -c "apt-get update -y"
 sudo sh -c "wget -O - http://packages.elasticsearch.org/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | apt-key add -"
-sudo sh -c "echo deb http://packages.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/1.0/debian stable main \ >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
+sudo sh -c "echo deb http://packages.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/1.4/debian stable main \ >> /etc/apt/sources.list"
 sudo sh -c "apt-get update -y"
 sudo sh -c "apt-get install -y openjdk-7-jre elasticsearch"
 sudo sh -c "update-rc.d elasticsearch defaults 95 10"