diff --git a/app/text/models.py b/app/text/models.py
index c611c69..ee18be2 100644
--- a/app/text/models.py
+++ b/app/text/models.py
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ class Text(models.Model):
             item_id = clip['item']
             cited[item_id] = {
                 'title': clip['title'],
-                'director': clip['director'],
                 'id': item_id,
             }
+            if 'director' in clip:
+                cited[item_id]['director'] = clip['director']
             for annotation in clip['layers'][layer]:
                 if 'user' in self.data and annotation['user'] == self.data['user']:
                     continue