diff --git a/django_project/gap_api/mixins/rate_limiter.py b/django_project/gap_api/mixins/rate_limiter.py
index f07e0b8..283e2bb 100644
--- a/django_project/gap_api/mixins/rate_limiter.py
+++ b/django_project/gap_api/mixins/rate_limiter.py
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ def _fetch_rate_limit(self, user):
         if user does not have config, then it will use the global config.
         """
         config = APIRateLimiter.get_config(user)
+        
         rate_limits = {}
+        if config is None:
+            return rate_limits
 
         if config['minute'] != -1:
             rate_limits[RateLimitKey.RATE_LIMIT_MINUTE_KEY] = config['minute']