diff --git a/test/crossrunner/run.py b/test/crossrunner/run.py
index 25c58ce..a7bc939 100644
--- a/test/crossrunner/run.py
+++ b/test/crossrunner/run.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                 logger.warn('[%s]: Detected socket bind failure, retrying...', test.server.name)
                 bind_retry_count += 1
             else:
-                result = RESULT_TIMEOUT if cl.expired else cl.returncode if cl.proc.poll() is not None else RESULT_ERROR
+                result = RESULT_TIMEOUT if cl.expired else cl.returncode if (cl.proc and cl.proc.poll()) is not None else RESULT_ERROR
 
                 # For servers that handle a controlled shutdown by signal
                 # if they are killed, or return an error code, that is a