diff --git a/datacenterlight/utils.py b/datacenterlight/utils.py
index dd30070d..97bfef4c 100644
--- a/datacenterlight/utils.py
+++ b/datacenterlight/utils.py
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ def create_tax_id(stripe_customer_id, billing_address_id, type,
         return {
             'paid': False,
             'response_object': None,
-            'error': "No such address found" if 'error' not in tax_id_obj else
-            tax_id_obj["error"]
+            'error': "No such address found" if 'error' not in tax_id_response else
+            tax_id_response["error"]
         }
 
     try: