diff --git a/system/cache/policies/AbstractEvictionPolicy.cfc b/system/cache/policies/AbstractEvictionPolicy.cfc
index e9569f60f..0da5c7ae9 100644
--- a/system/cache/policies/AbstractEvictionPolicy.cfc
+++ b/system/cache/policies/AbstractEvictionPolicy.cfc
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ component
 				continue;
 			}
 			var md = indexer.getObjectMetadata( item );
+			if ( NOT md.keyExists( "timeout" ) || NOT md.keyExists( "isExpired" ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			// Evict if not already marked for eviction or an eternal object.
 			if ( md.timeout GT 0 AND NOT md.isExpired ) {
diff --git a/system/cache/store/ConcurrentSoftReferenceStore.cfc b/system/cache/store/ConcurrentSoftReferenceStore.cfc
index 70e973368..908b210c7 100644
--- a/system/cache/store/ConcurrentSoftReferenceStore.cfc
+++ b/system/cache/store/ConcurrentSoftReferenceStore.cfc
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ component extends="coldbox.system.cache.store.ConcurrentStore" accessors=true {
 		if (
 			!isNull( local.softRef ) && variables.indexer.getObjectMetadataProperty(
 				arguments.objectKey,
-				"isSoftReference"
+				"isSoftReference",
+				false
 			)
 		) {
 			variables.softRefKeyMap.remove( softRef.hashCode() );