diff --git a/shortcuts.py b/shortcuts.py
index adc70f4..0246ed0 100644
--- a/shortcuts.py
+++ b/shortcuts.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     sys.stderr.write("lc_ldap shortcuts: shaa, cannot import secrets_new. " +
         "try again with /usr/scripts/ in PYTHONPATH " +
-        "(argv: %s)\n" % " ".join(sys.argv))
+        "(argv: %s)\n" % " ".join(getattr(sys, 'argv', [])))
     sys.path.append("/usr/scripts")
     from gestion import secrets_new as secrets
     sys.path.pop()