diff --git a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/middleware/timezone.py b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/middleware/timezone.py
index 8eca27458..c413b1115 100644
--- a/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/middleware/timezone.py
+++ b/docker-app/qfieldcloud/core/middleware/timezone.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def __init__(self, get_response):
 
     def __call__(self, request):
         if request.user.is_authenticated and hasattr(
-            request.user.useraccount, "useraccount"
+            request.user.useraccount, "timezone"
         ):
             user_tz = request.user.useraccount.timezone
         elif settings.TIME_ZONE: