diff --git a/dlipower/dlipower.py b/dlipower/dlipower.py
index 835efdf..b8bfb6b 100755
--- a/dlipower/dlipower.py
+++ b/dlipower/dlipower.py
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ def geturl(self, url='index.htm'):
             if request.status_code == 200:
                 result = request.content
                 break
-        logger.debug('Response code: %s', request.status_code)
+        if request is not None:
+            logger.debug('Response code: %s', request.status_code)
         logger.debug(f'Response content: {result}')
         return result