diff --git a/sanic/handlers.py b/sanic/handlers.py
index 7ae30af9..d5a5d0dd 100644
--- a/sanic/handlers.py
+++ b/sanic/handlers.py
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ class ErrorHandler:
         except Exception:
             self.log(format_exc())
             if self.debug:
+                url = getattr(request, 'url', 'unknown')
                 response_message = (
                     'Exception raised in exception handler "{}" '
                     'for uri: "{}"\n{}').format(
-                        handler.__name__, request.url, format_exc())
+                        handler.__name__, url, format_exc())
                 log.error(response_message)
                 return text(response_message, 500)
             else: