diff --git a/src/Misc.py b/src/Misc.py
index 936c191e8..c24c33a5f 100755
--- a/src/Misc.py
+++ b/src/Misc.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Privmsg):
             return
         name = privmsgs.getArgs(args)
         cb = irc.getCallback(name)
-        if cb is not None and cb.__doc__ and not hasattr(cb, '_original'):
+        if cb is not None and cb.__doc__ and not getattr(cb,'_original',None):
             irc.reply(utils.normalizeWhitespace(cb.__doc__))
             return
         command = callbacks.canonicalName(name)