diff --git a/sat_frontends/jp/base.py b/sat_frontends/jp/base.py
index 90a5bc94..460cc1dd 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/jp/base.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/base.py
@@ -510,8 +510,13 @@ class Jp(object):
                         try:
                             item = self.args.item
                         except AttributeError:
-                            if not self.args.items:
-                                self.args.items = [uri_item]
+                            try:
+                                items = self.args.items
+                            except AttributeError:
+                                self.disp(_(u"item specified in URL but not needed in command, ignoring it"), error=True)
+                            else:
+                                if not items:
+                                    self.args.items = [uri_item]
                         else:
                             if not item:
                                 try: