diff --git a/plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py b/plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py
index dc4df92..add870a 100644
--- a/plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py
+++ b/plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def postreposetup_hook(conduit):
     """
     global loadcache, exclude
     opts, commands = conduit.getCmdLine()
-    if opts.cacheonly:
+    if hasattr(opts, 'cacheonly') and opts.cacheonly:
         return
     if loadcache:
         conduit.info(2, "Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile")