diff --git a/hosting/views.py b/hosting/views.py
index f082ae1b..d4af6d25 100644
--- a/hosting/views.py
+++ b/hosting/views.py
@@ -664,8 +664,12 @@ class PaymentVMView(LoginRequiredMixin, FormView):
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(PaymentVMView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
         user = self.request.user
+        if hasattr(user, 'stripecustomer'):
+            stripe_customer = user.stripecustomer
+        else:
+            stripe_customer = None
         cards_list = UserCardDetail.get_all_cards_list(
-            stripe_customer= user.stripecustomer
+            stripe_customer=stripe_customer
         )
         context.update({
             'cards_list': cards_list,
diff --git a/membership/models.py b/membership/models.py
index dc76a8dc..7ebf00ca 100644
--- a/membership/models.py
+++ b/membership/models.py
@@ -221,19 +221,19 @@ class StripeCustomer(models.Model):
             stripe_data = stripe_utils.create_customer(token, email, user.name)
             if stripe_data.get('response_object'):
                 stripe_cus_id = stripe_data.get('response_object').get('id')
-                if user.stripecustomer is None:
-                    # The user never had an associated Stripe account
-                    # So, create one
-                    stripe_customer = StripeCustomer.objects.create(
-                        user=user, stripe_id=stripe_cus_id
-                    )
-                else:
+                if hasattr(user, 'stripecustomer'):
                     # User already had a Stripe account and we are here
                     # because the account was deleted in dashboard
                     # So, we simply update the stripe_id
                     user.stripecustomer.stripe_id = stripe_cus_id
                     user.stripecustomer.save()
                     stripe_customer = user.stripecustomer
+                else:
+                    # The user never had an associated Stripe account
+                    # So, create one
+                    stripe_customer = StripeCustomer.objects.create(
+                        user=user, stripe_id=stripe_cus_id
+                    )
                 return stripe_customer
             else:
                 return None