diff --git a/ascenderkit/api/pages/job_templates.py b/ascenderkit/api/pages/job_templates.py
index cbaa431..b7302ff 100644
--- a/ascenderkit/api/pages/job_templates.py
+++ b/ascenderkit/api/pages/job_templates.py
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ def payload(self, job_type='run', playbook='ping.yml', **kwargs):
                 extra_vars = json.dumps(extra_vars)
             payload.update(extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
-        if kwargs.get('project'):
-            payload.update(project=kwargs.get('project').id, playbook=playbook)
+        project = kwargs.get('project')
+        if project:
+            payload.update(project=project.id, playbook=playbook)
 
         payload = set_payload_foreign_key_args(payload, ('inventory', 'credential', 'webhook_credential', 'execution_environment'), kwargs)
 
diff --git a/ascenderkit/api/pages/page.py b/ascenderkit/api/pages/page.py
index 413b54f..38eca35 100644
--- a/ascenderkit/api/pages/page.py
+++ b/ascenderkit/api/pages/page.py
@@ -425,11 +425,12 @@ def create_or_replace(self, **query_parameters):
             page = self.get(username=query_parameters['username'])
         else:
             assert query_parameters.get('name'), 'For this resource, you must call this method with a "name" to look up the object by'
-            if query_parameters.get('organization'):
-                if isinstance(query_parameters.get('organization'), int):
-                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=query_parameters.get('organization'))
+            organization = query_parameters.get('organization')
+            if organization:
+                if isinstance(organization, int):
+                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=organization)
                 else:
-                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=query_parameters.get('organization').id)
+                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=organization.id)
             else:
                 page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'])
         if page and page.results:
@@ -453,11 +454,12 @@ def get_or_create(self, **query_parameters):
         if query_parameters.get('username') and 'users' in self:
             page = self.get(username=query_parameters['username'])
         if query_parameters.get('name'):
-            if query_parameters.get('organization'):
-                if isinstance(query_parameters.get('organization'), int):
-                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=query_parameters.get('organization'))
+            organization = query_parameters.get('organization')
+            if organization:
+                if isinstance(organization, int):
+                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=organization)
                 else:
-                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=query_parameters.get('organization').id)
+                    page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'], organization=organization.id)
             else:
                 page = self.get(name=query_parameters['name'])
 
diff --git a/ascenderkit/api/pages/projects.py b/ascenderkit/api/pages/projects.py
index 12cdbc2..f3488c7 100644
--- a/ascenderkit/api/pages/projects.py
+++ b/ascenderkit/api/pages/projects.py
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ def payload(self, organization, scm_type='git', **kwargs):
         if organization is not None:
             payload.organization = organization.id
 
-        if kwargs.get('credential'):
-            payload.credential = kwargs.get('credential').id
+        credential = kwargs.get('credential')
+        if credential:
+            payload.credential = credential.id
 
         fields = (
             'scm_branch',
diff --git a/ascenderkit/api/pages/workflow_job_templates.py b/ascenderkit/api/pages/workflow_job_templates.py
index 3f2ec76..d3aec3b 100644
--- a/ascenderkit/api/pages/workflow_job_templates.py
+++ b/ascenderkit/api/pages/workflow_job_templates.py
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ def payload(self, **kwargs):
                 extra_vars = json.dumps(extra_vars)
             payload.update(extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
-        if kwargs.get('organization'):
-            payload.organization = kwargs.get('organization').id
+        organization = kwargs.get('organization')
+        if organization:
+            payload.organization = organization.id
 
-        if kwargs.get('inventory'):
-            payload.inventory = kwargs.get('inventory').id
+        inventory = kwargs.get('inventory')
+        if inventory:
+            payload.inventory = inventory.id
 
         if kwargs.get('webhook_credential'):
             webhook_cred = kwargs.get('webhook_credential')
diff --git a/ascenderkit/utils/__init__.py b/ascenderkit/utils/__init__.py
index b34e955..297fa24 100644
--- a/ascenderkit/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ascenderkit/utils/__init__.py
@@ -192,11 +192,12 @@ def logged_sleep(duration, level='DEBUG', stack_depth=1):
     level = getattr(logging, level.upper())
     # based on
     # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1095543/get-name-of-calling-functions-module-in-python
-    try:
-        frm = inspect.stack()[stack_depth]
-        logger = logging.getLogger(inspect.getmodule(frm[0]).__name__)
-    except AttributeError:  # module is None (interactive shell)
-        logger = log  # fall back to utils logger
+    frm = inspect.stack()[stack_depth]
+    module = inspect.getmodule(frm[0])
+    # getmodule returns None for a frame with no module, which is what an
+    # interactive shell gives. This used to read .__name__ off it and catch the
+    # resulting AttributeError, which also swallowed any other one raised here.
+    logger = logging.getLogger(module.__name__) if module else log
     logger.log(level, f'Sleeping for {duration} seconds.')
     time.sleep(duration)