diff --git a/.et b/.et
index 96ed9287ea..d271a1d060 100644
--- a/.et
+++ b/.et
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 { "bad_versions" : [ "1.2.1",
-                     "1.2.3"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+                     "1.2.3",
+                     "1.3.0"]
+}
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
index eeb47f6d7a..df133ec8d4 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
@@ -551,7 +551,12 @@ def _get_inputs(self):
                         output_value = evaluate_connect_function(
                             conn[1], conn[2], value)
                 else:
-                    output_value = getattr(outputs, conn)
+                    output_name = conn
+                    try:
+                        output_value = outputs.trait_get()[output_name]
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        output_value = outputs.dictcopy()[output_name]
+                    logger.debug("output: %s", output_name)
 
                 try:
                     self.set_input(key, deepcopy(output_value))