diff --git a/src/memory/memory.py b/src/memory/memory.py
index 638f712b..c76208df 100644
--- a/src/memory/memory.py
+++ b/src/memory/memory.py
@@ -711,8 +711,8 @@ class Memory:
             return {}
         entities_presence = {}
         for entity in self.entitiesCache[profile]:
-            # if entity exists, "presence" key must exist
-            entities_presence[entity] = self.entitiesCache[profile][entity]["presence"]
+            if "presence" in self.entitiesCache[profile][entity]:
+                entities_presence[entity] = self.entitiesCache[profile][entity]["presence"]
 
         debug ("Memory getPresenceStatus (%s)", entities_presence)
         return entities_presence