diff --git a/searx/engines/presearch.py b/searx/engines/presearch.py
index 141b292ab..55bf16adb 100644
--- a/searx/engines/presearch.py
+++ b/searx/engines/presearch.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _get_request_id(query, params):
         # performs an IP-based geolocation of the user, we don't want that in
         # SearXNG ;-)
 
-        if l.territory:
+        if l and l.territory:
             headers['Accept-Language'] = f"{l.language}-{l.territory},{l.language};" "q=0.9,*;" "q=0.5"
 
     resp = get(url, headers=headers, timeout=5)