diff --git a/gettor/parse/email.py b/gettor/parse/email.py
index 41b34ce11e9c2bd8250cfdbdc007a42ea1fdd1b0..fa945bae33a4ee806c2e3aa67ed634b11cff9489 100644
--- a/gettor/parse/email.py
+++ b/gettor/parse/email.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class EmailParser(object):
         dbname = self.settings.get("dbname")
         test_hid = self.settings.get("test_hid")
 
-        if request["command"]:
+        if "command" in request:
 
             hid = hashlib.sha256(request['id'].encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
             request_service = request['service']