diff --git a/action_plugins/uptime.py b/action_plugins/uptime.py
index 2f00fcaf3602cb76a76d004f2e8d5ef88e15c7a7..4ca1cca80e3686854502b75c5a9a46e484c47864 100644
--- a/action_plugins/uptime.py
+++ b/action_plugins/uptime.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
     def _buildUrl(self, item, field, path):
         authPrefix = ''
         auth = item.get('apache_auth')
-        if auth and auth.get('type') == 'Basic':
+        if auth and auth.get('user') and auth.get('type') == 'Basic':
             authPrefix = auth.get('user') + ':' + auth.get('password') + '@'
         url = item.get('protocol', 'https') + '://' + authPrefix + item.get(field)
         uptime = item.get('uptime')