diff --git a/recipes/nytimes.recipe b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
index f9796a23b6..a6b38d082e 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class NewYorkTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
         article = soup.find(id='story')
         # The NYT is apparently A/B testing a new page layout
-        has_supplemental = article.find(**classes('story-body-supplemental')) is not None
+        has_supplemental = article is not None and article.find(**classes('story-body-supplemental')) is not None
         if has_supplemental:
             keep_only_tags = [
                 dict(id='story-header'),
diff --git a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index a309e98880..d2cbf8d583 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class NewYorkTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
         article = soup.find(id='story')
         # The NYT is apparently A/B testing a new page layout
-        has_supplemental = article.find(**classes('story-body-supplemental')) is not None
+        has_supplemental = article is not None and article.find(**classes('story-body-supplemental')) is not None
         if has_supplemental:
             keep_only_tags = [
                 dict(id='story-header'),