diff --git a/gestioncof/autocomplete.py b/gestioncof/autocomplete.py
index 3532525d..968398fd 100644
--- a/gestioncof/autocomplete.py
+++ b/gestioncof/autocomplete.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def autocomplete(request):
     )
 
     # Fetching data from the SPI
-    if hasattr(settings, 'LDAP_SERVER_URL'):
+    if getattr(settings, 'LDAP_SERVER_URL', None):
         # Fetching
         ldap_query = '(&{:s})'.format(''.join(
             '(|(cn=*{bit:s}*)(uid=*{bit:s}*))'.format(bit=bit)
diff --git a/kfet/autocomplete.py b/kfet/autocomplete.py
index 0a9bb42c..c4886180 100644
--- a/kfet/autocomplete.py
+++ b/kfet/autocomplete.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def account_create(request):
         queries['users_notcof'].values_list('username', flat=True))
 
     # Fetching data from the SPI
-    if hasattr(settings, 'LDAP_SERVER_URL'):
+    if getattr(settings, 'LDAP_SERVER_URL', None):
         # Fetching
         ldap_query = '(&{:s})'.format(''.join(
             '(|(cn=*{bit:s}*)(uid=*{bit:s}*))'.format(bit=word)