diff --git a/wptools/restbase.py b/wptools/restbase.py
index 2e1d859..f3cd4d9 100644
--- a/wptools/restbase.py
+++ b/wptools/restbase.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ def _handle_response(self):
         """
         returns RESTBase response if appropriate
         """
+        if not self.cache['restbase'].get('info'):
+            return
+            
         content = self.cache['restbase']['info']['content-type']
         if content.startswith('text/html'):
             html = self.cache['restbase']['response']