diff --git a/tools/update-authors-json b/tools/update-authors-json
index 9c3a9f12f6..d00aa336cd 100755
--- a/tools/update-authors-json
+++ b/tools/update-authors-json
@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@ def run_production():
         contribs = []
         for user in json_data:
             author = user.get('author')
-            result_user = dict(
-                avatar=author.get('avatar_url'),
-                name=author.get('login'),
-                commits=user.get('total')
-            )
-            contribs.append(result_user)
+            try:
+                result_user = dict(
+                    avatar=author.get('avatar_url'),
+                    name=author.get('login'),
+                    commits=user.get('total')
+                )
+                contribs.append(result_user)
+            except AttributeError:
+                print("Unable to access fields for %s" % (user,))
 
         out_contrib_data = split_by(
             sorted(contribs, key=lambda k: k.get('commits'), reverse=True),