diff --git a/silk/collector.py b/silk/collector.py
index ee3d1c13..7f4b3f74 100644
--- a/silk/collector.py
+++ b/silk/collector.py
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ def _record_meta_profiling(self):
             self.request.save()
 
     def stop_python_profiler(self):
-        if hasattr(self.local, 'pythonprofiler'):
+        if getattr(self.local, 'pythonprofiler', None):
             self.local.pythonprofiler.disable()
 
     def finalise(self):
-        if hasattr(self.local, 'pythonprofiler'):
+        if getattr(self.local, 'pythonprofiler', None):
             s = StringIO()
             ps = pstats.Stats(self.local.pythonprofiler, stream=s).sort_stats('cumulative')
             ps.print_stats()