diff --git a/weboob/applications/monboob/monboob.py b/weboob/applications/monboob/monboob.py
index f48c5f80..213bc1d3 100644
--- a/weboob/applications/monboob/monboob.py
+++ b/weboob/applications/monboob/monboob.py
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ class Monboob(ReplApplication):
 
     def get_email_address_ident(self, msg, header):
         s = msg.get(header)
+        if not s:
+            return None
         m = re.match('.*<([^@]*)@(.*)>', s)
         if m:
             return m.group(1)