diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 3f1dee3..17c495a 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ field collection item may also be viewed and edited separately.
  ------
 
   * Add a field collection field to any entity, e.g. to a node. For that use the
-    the usual "Manage fields" interface provided by the "field ui" module.
-    e.g. "Admin -> Structure-> Content types -> Article -> Manage fields".
+   the usual "Manage fields" interface provided by the "field ui" module.
+   e.g. "Admin -> Structure-> Content types -> Article -> Manage fields".
 
   * Then go to "Admin -> Structure-> Field collection" to define some fields for
-    the created field collection.
+   the created field collection.
 
   * By the default, the field collection is not shown during editing of the host
     entity. However, some links for adding, editing or deleting field collection
diff --git a/field_collection.entity.inc b/field_collection.entity.inc
index 8b3a034..0479b59 100644
--- a/field_collection.entity.inc
+++ b/field_collection.entity.inc
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
   public function save($skip_host_save = FALSE) {
     // Make sure we have a host entity during creation.
     if (!empty($this->is_new) && !(isset($this->hostEntityId) || isset($this->hostEntity) || isset($this->hostEntityRevisionId))) {
-      throw new Exception('Unable to create a field collection item without a given host entity.');
+      throw new Exception("Unable to create a field collection item without a given host entity.");
     }
 
     // Copy the values of translatable fields for a new field collection item.
@@ -466,10 +466,15 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
    *   Language code to copy the text from.
    */
   public function copyTranslations($source_language = NULL) {
-    $host_et_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($this->hostEntityType(), $this->hostEntity());
-    if (empty($host_et_handler)) {
+    // Get a handler for Entity Translation if there is one.
+    $host_et_handler = NULL;
+    if (module_exists('entity_translation')) {
+      $host_et_handler = entity_translation_get_handler($this->hostEntityType(), $this->hostEntity());
+    }
+    if (is_null($host_et_handler)) {
       return;
     }
+
     $host_languages = array_keys($host_et_handler->getTranslations()->data);
     if (empty($host_languages)) {
       $host_languages = array(entity_language($this->hostEntityType(), $this->hostEntity()));