diff --git a/addons/auth_totp/models/res_users.py b/addons/auth_totp/models/res_users.py
index 86202d9db2f..e97d1702963 100644
--- a/addons/auth_totp/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/auth_totp/models/res_users.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Users(models.Model):
 
         To be overriden if needs to be disabled for other 2FA providers
         """
-        if self._mfa_type():
+        if request and self._mfa_type():
             key = request.httprequest.cookies.get('td_id')
             if key:
                 if request.env['auth_totp.device']._check_credentials_for_uid(