diff --git a/src/server/caches.py b/src/server/caches.py
index 19c560a6d4..fdbc4ab405 100644
--- a/src/server/caches.py
+++ b/src/server/caches.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def get_attr_cache(obj, attrname):
     """
     Attribute cache store
     """
-    return _ATTR_CACHE[hashid(obj)].get(attrname)
+    return _ATTR_CACHE[hashid(obj)].get(attrname, None)
 
 def set_attr_cache(obj, attrname, attrobj):
     """
diff --git a/src/typeclasses/models.py b/src/typeclasses/models.py
index 7bd684ae8c..b845926e33 100644
--- a/src/typeclasses/models.py
+++ b/src/typeclasses/models.py
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ class TypedObject(SharedMemoryModel):
 
         attribute_name: (str) The attribute's name.
         """
-        if attribute_name not in get_attr_cache(self):
+        if not get_attr_cache(self, attribute_name):
             attrib_obj = _GA(self, "_attribute_class").objects.filter(db_obj=self).filter(
                             db_key__iexact=attribute_name)
             if attrib_obj: