diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
index 97c950a18..bca03b6ea 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ class ShellShockExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
     def exploit_host(self):
         # start by picking ports
-        candidate_services = {service: self.host.services[service] for service in self.host.services if
-                              self.host.services[service]['name'] == 'http'}
+        candidate_services = {
+            service: self.host.services[service] for service in self.host.services if
+            ('name' in self.host.services[service]) and (self.host.services[service]['name'] == 'http')
+        }
 
         valid_ports = [(port, candidate_services['tcp-' + str(port)]['data'][1]) for port in self.HTTP if
                        'tcp-' + str(port) in candidate_services]