diff --git a/webnotes/handler.py b/webnotes/handler.py
index 14ff0afbd0..57d16e5681 100755
--- a/webnotes/handler.py
+++ b/webnotes/handler.py
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ def print_json():
 	add_cookies()
 
 	eprint("Content-Type: text/html; charset: utf-8")
-	print webnotes.cookies
+	if webnotes.cookies:
+		print webnotes.cookies
 
 	import json
 	print_zip(json.dumps(webnotes.response, default=json_handler, separators=(',',':')))