diff --git a/pyeed/fetchers/ncbiprotein.py b/pyeed/fetchers/ncbiprotein.py
index 09f05e2a..21a98a28 100644
--- a/pyeed/fetchers/ncbiprotein.py
+++ b/pyeed/fetchers/ncbiprotein.py
@@ -184,7 +184,14 @@ def map_regions(self, seq_record: SeqRecord, protein_info: "ProteinInfo"):
 
         regions = self.get_feature(seq_record, "region")
         for region in regions:
+            print(region, "\n")
             try:
+                if "db_xref" not in region.qualifiers:
+                    db_xref = None
+                else:
+                    db_xref = region.qualifiers["db_xref"][0]
+                if "id" in region.qualifiers:
+                    print("there is an id")
                 protein_info.regions.append(
                     ProteinRegion(
                         name=region.qualifiers["region_name"][0],
@@ -195,7 +202,7 @@ def map_regions(self, seq_record: SeqRecord, protein_info: "ProteinInfo"):
                             )
                         ],
                         note=region.qualifiers["note"][0],
-                        cross_reference=region.qualifiers["db_xref"][0],
+                        cross_reference=db_xref,
                     )
                 )
             except KeyError: