diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 117b892b34..1c6dbb5761 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.pyc
 *.comp.js
 *.DS_Store
+defs.py
diff --git a/cgi-bin/webnotes/model/doctype.py b/cgi-bin/webnotes/model/doctype.py
index 39a6137496..c73474799c 100644
--- a/cgi-bin/webnotes/model/doctype.py
+++ b/cgi-bin/webnotes/model/doctype.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class _DocType:
 		fields = {}
 		for d in doclist:
 			if d['doctype']=='DocField':
-				if d['fieldname'] or d['label']:
+				if d.get('fieldname') or d.get('label'):
 					fields[d['fieldname'] or d['label']] = d
 		return fields