diff --git a/colab/utils/conf.py b/colab/utils/conf.py
index 56e1c1e..3b51b40 100644
--- a/colab/utils/conf.py
+++ b/colab/utils/conf.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def load_colab_apps():
             app_name = file_name
 
         elif file_name.endswith('.py'):
-            app_name = py_settings_d.get('name').split('.')[-1]
+            app_name = py_settings_d.get('name', '').split('.')[-1]
 
         if not app_name:
             logger.warning("Plugin missing name variable (%s)", file_name)
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