diff --git a/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py b/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
index f175d949c97..232c35bc8a6 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Web_Editor(http.Controller):
     @http.route('/web_editor/stars', type='json', auth='user')
     def update_stars(self, res_model, res_id, filename, starsId, rating):
         record = request.env[res_model].browse(res_id)
-        value = getattr(record, filename, False)
+        value = filename in record._fields and record[filename]
         htmlelem = etree.fromstring("<div>%s</div>" % value, etree.HTMLParser())
 
         stars_widget = htmlelem.find(".//span[@id='checkId-%s']" % starsId)