diff --git a/_states/keystoneng.py b/_states/keystoneng.py
index 36a0d52..fed7415 100644
--- a/_states/keystoneng.py
+++ b/_states/keystoneng.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
         if options:
             options_to_update = {option: options[option] for option in options
-                                 if (option not in user[name]['options'])
+                                 if (option not in user[name].get('options', {}))
                                  or (options[option] != user[name]['options'][option])}
 
             if len(options_to_update):