diff --git a/codecov_cli/fallbacks.py b/codecov_cli/fallbacks.py
index 099b391d..761ffb03 100644
--- a/codecov_cli/fallbacks.py
+++ b/codecov_cli/fallbacks.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def get_default(
         res = super().get_default(ctx, call=call)
         if res is not None:
             return res
-        if self.fallback_fields is not None:
+        if self.fallback_fields is not None and ctx.obj is not None:
             for field in self.fallback_fields:
                 if ctx.obj.get("ci_adapter") is not None:
                     res = ctx.obj.get("ci_adapter").get_fallback_value(field)