diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
index 7069941b2e..70601f2ddd 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ResourceOptionsParser(object):
     def get_allowed_options(self):
         self.allowed_options = self.page.connection.options(
             self.page.endpoint + '1'
-        ).headers['Allow'].split(', ')
+        ).headers.get('Allow', '').split(', ')
 
     def build_list_actions(self):
         action_map = {