diff --git a/beakerx/beakerx/handlers.py b/beakerx/beakerx/handlers.py
index f26508ab27..5cd22429e0 100644
--- a/beakerx/beakerx/handlers.py
+++ b/beakerx/beakerx/handlers.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def post(self):
         content = json.dumps(data)
         params = json.loads(content)
 
-        type = params['type']
+        type = params.get('type')
         url = params['url']
         if type == "python":
             self.handle_python(content, url)