diff --git a/djangocms_blog/sitemaps/__init__.py b/djangocms_blog/sitemaps/__init__.py
index 9d43d6d..2314bee 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/sitemaps/__init__.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/sitemaps/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ from parler.utils.context import smart_override
 from ..models import Post
 from ..settings import get_setting
 
+try:
+    from django.urls.exceptions import NoReverseMatch
+except ImportError:
+    from django.core.urlresolvers import NoReverseMatch
+
 
 class BlogSitemap(Sitemap):
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(BlogSitemap, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.url_cache = {}
+
     def priority(self, obj):
         if obj and obj.app_config:
             return obj.app_config.sitemap_priority
@@ -23,12 +32,27 @@ class BlogSitemap(Sitemap):
 
     def location(self, obj):
         with smart_override(obj.get_current_language()):
-            return obj.get_absolute_url(obj.get_current_language())
+            return self.url_cache[obj.get_current_language()][obj]
 
     def items(self):
         items = []
+        self.url_cache.clear()
         for lang in get_language_list():
-            items.extend(Post.objects.translated(lang).language(lang).published())
+            self.url_cache[lang] = {}
+            posts = Post.objects.translated(lang).language(lang).published()
+            for post in posts:
+                # check if the post actually has a url before appending
+                # if a post is published but the associated app config is not
+                # then this post will not have a url
+                try:
+                    with smart_override(post.get_current_language()):
+                        self.url_cache[lang][post] = post.get_absolute_url()
+                except NoReverseMatch:
+                    # couldn't determine the url of the post so pass on it
+                    continue
+
+                items.append(post)
+
         return items
 
     def lastmod(self, obj):
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 2c5d3d4..8ffd347 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os.path
 from aldryn_apphooks_config.utils import get_app_instance
 from cms.api import add_plugin
 from cms.toolbar.items import ModalItem
+from cms.utils.apphook_reload import reload_urlconf
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -418,6 +419,22 @@ class ViewTest(BaseTest):
                     sitemap.location(item), item.get_absolute_url()
                 )
 
+    def test_sitemap_with_unpublished(self):
+        posts = self.get_posts()
+        pages = self.get_pages()
+        sitemap = BlogSitemap()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(sitemap.items()), 4)
+
+        # unpublish all the pages
+        for page in pages:
+            page.unpublish('en')
+            page.unpublish('it')
+
+        reload_urlconf()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(sitemap.items()), 0)
+
     def test_sitemap_config(self):
         posts = self.get_posts()
         self.app_config_1.app_data.config.sitemap_changefreq = 'daily'