diff --git a/tailbone/forms2/core.py b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
index c93bc5fb..9dad0652 100644
--- a/tailbone/forms2/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ class Form(object):
             try:
                 return record[field_name]
             except TypeError:
-                return getattr(record, field_name)
+                return getattr(record, field_name, None)
 
     def validate(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise_error = kwargs.pop('raise_error', True)