diff --git a/app/controllers/stormpath/rails/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stormpath/rails/base_controller.rb
index ee6061c..9b22d93 100644
--- a/app/controllers/stormpath/rails/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/stormpath/rails/base_controller.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ class BaseController < ApplicationController
       include Stormpath::Rails::Controller
 
       before_action :setup_accept_header
-      skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, if: :api_request?
-      skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, if: :in_development?
+      if respond_to?(:verify_authenticity_token)
+        skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, if: :api_request?
+        skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, if: :in_development?
+      end
 
-      layout 'stormpath/rails/layouts/stormpath'
+      if respond_to?(:layout)
+        layout 'stormpath/rails/layouts/stormpath'
+      end
 
       private
 
@@ -54,14 +58,18 @@ def current_organization_name_key
           nil
         end
       end
-      helper_method :current_organization_name_key
+      if respond_to?(:helper_method)
+        helper_method :current_organization_name_key
+      end
 
       def social_auth
         @social_auth ||= SocialLoginUrlBuilder.call(
           req.base_url, organization_name_key: current_organization_name_key
         )
       end
-      helper_method :social_auth
+      if respond_to?(:helper_method)
+        helper_method :social_auth
+      end
 
       def req
         request
diff --git a/lib/stormpath/rails/controller.rb b/lib/stormpath/rails/controller.rb
index 2a14177..a185f96 100644
--- a/lib/stormpath/rails/controller.rb
+++ b/lib/stormpath/rails/controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ module Controller
 
       def current_account
         @current_account ||= begin
+          cookies =
+            if respond_to?(:cookies)
+              cookies
+            else
+              {}
+            end
+
           ControllerAuthentication.new(cookies, request.headers['Authorization']).authenticate!
         rescue ControllerAuthentication::UnauthenticatedRequest, Stormpath::Error, JWT::DecodeError
           nil
diff --git a/lib/stormpath/rails/social.rb b/lib/stormpath/rails/social.rb
index bba9c1a..7a8d3ed 100644
--- a/lib/stormpath/rails/social.rb
+++ b/lib/stormpath/rails/social.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ module Social
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
-        helper_method :social_providers_present?
+        if respond_to?(:helper_method)
+          helper_method :social_providers_present?
+        end
       end
 
       private