diff --git a/welco/utils.py b/welco/utils.py
index 9acf3d3..1a90c16 100644
--- a/welco/utils.py
+++ b/welco/utils.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def push_wcs_formdata(request, formdef_reference, context=None):
         wcs_site_url += '/'
     url = wcs_site_url + 'api/formdefs/%s/schema' % form_slug
     response = requests.get(url)
-    create_draft = not(bool('welco-direct' in response.json().get('keywords', '')))
+    create_draft = not(bool('welco-direct' in (response.json().get('keywords') or '')))
 
     url = wcs_site_url + 'api/formdefs/%s/submit?' % form_slug
     data = {