diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index a80b36192..3ec5eda70 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module.exports.log = function(req, res, next) {
     req.log.warn({
       request : { method: req.method, url: req.url },
       level   : 35, // http
-      user    : req.remote_user.name,
+      user    : req.remote_user && req.remote_user.name,
       status  : res.statusCode,
       error   : res._sinopia_error,
       bytes   : {