diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
index 152b9a1cbb..a162c36fc8 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ def parse_resource(client, skip_deprecated=False):
                     ]
                 }
                 _filter = 'key, value'
+            try:
+                connection = client.root.connection
+            except AttributeError:
+                connection = None
             formatted = format_response(
-                Page.from_json(response, connection=client.root.connection),
+                Page.from_json(response, connection=connection),
                 fmt=client.get_config('format'),
                 filter=_filter
             )