diff --git a/weboob/tools/backend.py b/weboob/tools/backend.py
index 7e4fe84d..5f89dec4 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/backend.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class BaseBackend(object):
             kwargs['proxy'] = os.environ['HTTP_PROXY']
         kwargs['logger'] = self.logger
 
-        if self.BROWSER.SAVE_RESPONSES and self.BROWSER.responses_dirname:
+        if hasattr(self.BROWSER, 'SAVE_RESPONSES') and self.BROWSER.SAVE_RESPONSES and self.BROWSER.responses_dirname:
             kwargs.setdefault('responses_dirname', os.path.join(self.BROWSER.responses_dirname,
                                                                 self._private_config.get('_debug_dir', self.name)))