diff --git a/gui/builtinViewColumns/attributeDisplay.py b/gui/builtinViewColumns/attributeDisplay.py
index a36798921..d00fd6b7c 100644
--- a/gui/builtinViewColumns/attributeDisplay.py
+++ b/gui/builtinViewColumns/attributeDisplay.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AttributeDisplay(ViewColumn):
             sMarket = service.Market.getInstance()
             #Hack into our master view and add a callback for ourselves to know when to query
             def refresh(stuff):
-                self.directInfo = sMarket.directRequest(stuff, info.ID) if stuff is not None else None
+                self.directInfo = sMarket.directRequest(stuff, info.ID) if stuff else None
                 originalRefresh(stuff)
 
             fittingView.refresh = refresh