diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 503ff5d..54037f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Changelog
 1.0.1 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Avoid attributerror when getting tipologia_notizia.
+  [cekk]
 
 
 1.0.0 (2024-04-18)
diff --git a/src/design/plone/ctgeneric/monkey.py b/src/design/plone/ctgeneric/monkey.py
index 8e8798b..500c1bf 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/ctgeneric/monkey.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/ctgeneric/monkey.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 
 def get_design_meta_type(self):
     ttool = api.portal.get_tool("portal_types")
-    if self.context.portal_type == "News Item" and self.context.tipologia_notizia:
+    tipologia_notizia = getattr(self.context, "tipologia_notizia", "")
+    if self.context.portal_type == "News Item" and tipologia_notizia:
         return translate(
-            self.context.tipologia_notizia,
+            tipologia_notizia,
             domain=_._domain,
             context=self.request,
         )