Index: Classes/ViewHelpers/CObjectViewHelper.php
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--- Classes/ViewHelpers/CObjectViewHelper.php	(revision 2283)
+++ Classes/ViewHelpers/CObjectViewHelper.php	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@
 			$this->typoScriptSetup = $typoScriptSetup;
 		} else {
 			$configurationManager = Tx_Extbase_Dispatcher::getConfigurationManager();
+			
+			if ($configurationManager === NULL) {
+				$configurationManager = t3lib_div::makeInstance('Tx_Extbase_Configuration_FrontendConfigurationManager');
+				
+				// Initializes local cObj
+				$localCObj = t3lib_div::makeInstance('tslib_cObj');
+				$configurationManager->setContentObject($localCObj);
+			}
 			$this->typoScriptSetup = $configurationManager->loadTypoScriptSetup();
 		}
 		if (TYPO3_MODE === 'BE') {