diff --git a/lib/request/redirecthandler.py b/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
index e16d0b185..fa9248813 100644
--- a/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
+++ b/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class SmartRedirectHandler(urllib2.HTTPRedirectHandler):
         if "set-cookie" in headers:
             result.setcookie = headers["set-cookie"].split("; path")[0]
 
-        result.redcode = code
+        if result:
+            result.redcode = code
 
         return result