diff --git a/kraken/serialization.py b/kraken/serialization.py
index f4fd4432d..e374eeafb 100644
--- a/kraken/serialization.py
+++ b/kraken/serialization.py
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ def serialize(results: 'Segmentation',
         # addition to bounding boxes
         line = {'id': record.id,
                 'bbox': max_bbox([record.boundary]) if record.type == 'baselines' else record.bbox,
-                'cuts': [list(x) for x in record.cuts],
-                'confidences': record.confidences,
+                'cuts': [list(x) for x in getattr(record, 'cuts', [])],
+                'confidences': getattr(record, 'confidences', []),
                 'recognition': [],
                 'boundary': [list(x) for x in record.boundary] if record.type == 'baselines' else [[record.bbox[0], record.bbox[1]],
                                                                                                    [record.bbox[2], record.bbox[1]],
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def serialize(results: 'Segmentation',
         if record.type == 'baselines':
             line['baseline'] = [list(x) for x in record.baseline]
 
-        splits = regex.split(r'(\s+)', record.prediction)
+        splits = regex.split(r'(\s+)', getattr(record, 'prediction', ''))
         line_offset = 0
         logger.debug(f'Record contains {len(splits)} segments')
         for segment in splits: