diff --git a/fastpath/fastpath/core.py b/fastpath/fastpath/core.py
index e3849d47..7ce26f5a 100644
--- a/fastpath/fastpath/core.py
+++ b/fastpath/fastpath/core.py
@@ -1649,8 +1649,12 @@ def process_measurement(msm_tup) -> None:
         sw_version = measurement.get("software_version", "unknown")
         test_version = g_or(measurement, "test_version", "")
         test_runtime = g_or(measurement, "test_runtime", 0.0)
-        test_helper_address = g(measurement, "test_helpers", "backend", "address", default="")
-        test_helper_type = g(measurement, "test_helpers", "backend", "type", default="")
+        try:
+            test_helper_address = g(measurement, "test_helpers", "backend", "address", default="")
+            test_helper_type = g(measurement, "test_helpers", "backend", "type", default="")
+        except AttributeError:
+            test_helper_address = ""
+            test_helper_type = ""
 
         annot = measurement.get("annotations")
         if not isinstance(annot, dict):
diff --git a/fastpath/fastpath/tests/test_unit.py b/fastpath/fastpath/tests/test_unit.py
index 653feee9..b97c7788 100644
--- a/fastpath/fastpath/tests/test_unit.py
+++ b/fastpath/fastpath/tests/test_unit.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def test_extract_input_domain_meek():
 def test_g():
     g = fp.g
     assert g({}, "x", default="v") == "v"
+    assert g(dict(x=dict()), "x", "y", default="v") == "v"
+    assert g(dict(x=dict(y=None)), "x", "y", default="v") == "v"
+    assert g(dict(x=dict(y="22")), "x", "y", default="v") == "22"
+    #assert g(dict(x="str"), "x", "y", default="v") == "v"
 
 
 def test_gn():