diff --git a/jey_theme/desk_overrides.py b/jey_theme/desk_overrides.py
index 2ab40d2..ef41bd4 100644
--- a/jey_theme/desk_overrides.py
+++ b/jey_theme/desk_overrides.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ browser, so there is no flash of soon-to-be-hidden items.
 
 Importing the originals by module path bypasses the override map and always
 yields Frappe's real implementation.
+
+NOTE: resolve the originals defensively with getattr — `get_workspace_sidebar_items`
+does not exist in every Frappe version (e.g. v14). A hard `from ... import` would
+raise ImportError and break the WHOLE module, taking the get_desktop_page override
+down with it.
 """
 
 import json
@@ -14,13 +19,13 @@ import json
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
 
-from frappe.desk.desktop import (
-	get_desktop_page as _orig_get_desktop_page,
-	get_workspace_sidebar_items as _orig_get_workspace_sidebar_items,
-)
+from frappe.desk import desktop as _desktop
 
 from jey_theme import desk_layout
 
+_orig_get_desktop_page = getattr(_desktop, "get_desktop_page", None)
+_orig_get_workspace_sidebar_items = getattr(_desktop, "get_workspace_sidebar_items", None)
+
 
 def _log(message):
 	try:
@@ -31,6 +36,8 @@ def _log(message):
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_workspace_sidebar_items():
+	if _orig_get_workspace_sidebar_items is None:
+		return {"pages": []}  # method absent on this Frappe version; dead path
 	result = _orig_get_workspace_sidebar_items()
 	# Filtering must never break the desk: on any error, return the original.
 	try:
@@ -157,6 +164,8 @@ def _filter_hide_block(ws_name, items) -> list:
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_desktop_page(page):
+	if _orig_get_desktop_page is None:
+		return {}  # method absent on this Frappe version; dead path
 	result = _orig_get_desktop_page(page)
 	# Transforms must never break the desk: on any error, return the original.
 	try: