diff --git a/awx/main/utils/formatters.py b/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
index 4990047829..868f1c50ee 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/formatters.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class LogstashFormatter(LogstashFormatterVersion1):
         ret = super(LogstashFormatter, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         if settings_module:
             self.host_id = settings_module.CLUSTER_HOST_ID
-            self.tower_uuid = settings_module.LOG_AGGREGATOR_TOWER_UUID
+            if hasattr(settings_module, 'LOG_AGGREGATOR_TOWER_UUID'):
+                self.tower_uuid = settings_module.LOG_AGGREGATOR_TOWER_UUID
             self.message_type = settings_module.LOG_AGGREGATOR_TYPE
         return ret