diff --git a/server/reflector/views/transcripts_audio.py b/server/reflector/views/transcripts_audio.py
index baf6772a..9ea65ced 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/transcripts_audio.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/transcripts_audio.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async def transcript_get_audio_mp3(
             status_code=404, detail="Audio unavailable due to privacy settings"
         )
 
-    if not transcript.audio_mp3_filename.exists():
+    if not hasattr(transcript, 'audio_mp3_filename') or not transcript.audio_mp3_filename or not transcript.audio_mp3_filename.exists():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Audio file not found")
 
     truncated_id = str(transcript.id).split("-")[0]