diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 423f73aa93..a12214024f 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class ApiV1ConfigView(APIView):
             license_info=license_data,
             version=get_awx_version(),
             ansible_version=get_ansible_version(),
-            eula=render_to_string("eula.md") if license_data['license_type'] != 'open' else '',
+            eula=render_to_string("eula.md") if license_data.get('license_type', 'UNLICENSED') != 'open' else '',
             analytics_status=pendo_state
         )
 
diff --git a/awx/conf/license.py b/awx/conf/license.py
index d6772eb4e8..57456f90fa 100644
--- a/awx/conf/license.py
+++ b/awx/conf/license.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_licensed_features():
 def feature_enabled(name):
     """Return True if the requested feature is enabled, False otherwise."""
     validated_license_data = _get_validated_license_data()
-    if validated_license_data['license_type'] == 'open':
+    if validated_license_data.get('license_type', 'UNLICENSED') == 'open':
         return True
     return validated_license_data.get('features', {}).get(name, False)
 
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 064abe01b7..b5d84d96fa 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class BaseAccess(object):
 
     def check_license(self, add_host_name=None, feature=None, check_expiration=True):
         validation_info = get_licenser().validate()
-        if validation_info['license_type'] == 'open':
+        if validation_info.get('license_type', 'UNLICENSED') == 'open':
             return
 
         if ('test' in sys.argv or 'py.test' in sys.argv[0] or 'jenkins' in sys.argv) and not os.environ.get('SKIP_LICENSE_FIXUP_FOR_TEST', ''):
diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py b/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
index 28dd627180..e1e4d24170 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
         if license_info.get('license_key', 'UNLICENSED') == 'UNLICENSED':
             logger.error(LICENSE_NON_EXISTANT_MESSAGE)
             raise CommandError('No license found!')
-        elif license_info['license_type'] == 'open':
+        elif license_info('license_type', 'UNLICENSED') == 'open':
             return
         available_instances = license_info.get('available_instances', 0)
         free_instances = license_info.get('free_instances', 0)