diff --git a/experiments/templatetags/experiments.py b/experiments/templatetags/experiments.py
index c8fa1934..36cbade3 100644
--- a/experiments/templatetags/experiments.py
+++ b/experiments/templatetags/experiments.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def experiment_goal(goal_name):
 @register.inclusion_tag('experiments/confirm_human.html', takes_context=True)
 def experiments_confirm_human(context):
     request = context.get('request')
-    return {'confirmed_human': request.session.get(conf.CONFIRM_HUMAN_SESSION_KEY, False)}
+    if request:
+        return {'confirmed_human': request.session.get(conf.CONFIRM_HUMAN_SESSION_KEY, False)}
 
 
 class ExperimentNode(template.Node):