diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 62d414c1eb3..554006565a0 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class browse_null(object):
     def __getitem__(self, name):
         return False
 
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return False  # XXX: return self ?
+
     def __int__(self):
         return False