diff --git a/zappa/handler.py b/zappa/handler.py
index 78a31cfda..b10c9e417 100644
--- a/zappa/handler.py
+++ b/zappa/handler.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def get_function_for_aws_event(self, record):
                 message = json.loads(record['Sns']['Message'])
                 if message.get('command'):
                     return message['command']
-            except ValueError:
+            except (AttributeError, ValueError):
                 pass
             arn = record['Sns'].get('TopicArn')
         elif 'dynamodb' in record or 'kinesis' in record: