diff --git a/docs/execution/middleware.rst b/docs/execution/middleware.rst
index 203cd881..55efe730 100644
--- a/docs/execution/middleware.rst
+++ b/docs/execution/middleware.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ logs the time it takes to resolve each field
         return_value = next(root, info, **args)
         duration = timer() - start
         logger.debug("{parent_type}.{field_name}: {duration} ms".format(
-            parent_type=root._meta.name if root else '',
+            parent_type=root._meta.name if root and hasattr(root, '_meta') else '',
             field_name=info.field_name,
             duration=round(duration * 1000, 2)
         ))