diff --git a/email_handler.py b/email_handler.py
index ffdcca4d..e932893e 100644
--- a/email_handler.py
+++ b/email_handler.py
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def apply_dmarc_policy(
         # DmarcCheckResult.soft_fail,
     ):
         LOG.w(
-            f"put email from {contact} to {alias} to quarantine. {spam_result}, "
+            f"put email from {contact} to {alias} to quarantine. {spam_result.event_data()}, "
             f"mail_from:{envelope.mail_from}, from_header: {msg[headers.FROM]}"
         )
         email_log = quarantine_dmarc_failed_email(alias, contact, envelope, msg)
@@ -2595,7 +2595,8 @@ class MailHandler:
             return_status = handle(envelope, msg)
             elapsed = time.time() - start
             if return_status[0] == "5":
-                if get_spamd_result(msg).spf in (
+                spamd_result = get_spamd_result(msg)
+                if spamd_result and get_spamd_result(msg).spf in (
                     SPFCheckResult.fail,
                     SPFCheckResult.soft_fail,
                 ):
diff --git a/tests/example_emls/no_spamd_header.eml b/tests/example_emls/no_spamd_header.eml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d552921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/example_emls/no_spamd_header.eml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+X-SimpleLogin-Client-IP: 54.39.200.130
+Received-SPF: Softfail (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=34.59.200.130;
+ helo=relay.somewhere.net; envelope-from=everwaste@gmail.com;
+ receiver=<UNKNOWN>
+Received: from relay.somewhere.net (relay.somewhere.net [34.59.200.130])
+        (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))
+        (No client certificate requested)
+        by mx1.sldev.ovh (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D8C13F069
+        for <wehrman_mannequin@sldev.ovh>; Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:50:20 +0000 (UTC)
+Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:50:18 +0000
+To: {{ alias_email }}
+From: somewhere@rainbow.com
+Subject: test Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:50:18 +0000
+Message-Id: <20220317165018.000191@somewhere-5488dd4b6b-7crp6>
+X-Mailer: swaks v20201014.0 jetmore.org/john/code/swaks/
+X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 6D8C13F069
+X-Rspamd-Server: staging1
+
+This is a test mailing
diff --git a/tests/test_email_handler.py b/tests/test_email_handler.py
index 8c2b56ed..1f7cdd59 100644
--- a/tests/test_email_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_email_handler.py
@@ -145,3 +145,17 @@ def test_preserve_5xx_with_valid_spf(flask_client):
     envelope.rcpt_tos = [msg["to"]]
     result = email_handler.MailHandler()._handle(envelope, msg)
     assert result == status.E512
+
+
+def test_preserve_5xx_with_no_header(flask_client):
+    user = create_random_user()
+    alias = Alias.create_new_random(user)
+    msg = load_eml_file(
+        "no_spamd_header.eml",
+        {"alias_email": alias.email},
+    )
+    envelope = Envelope()
+    envelope.mail_from = BOUNCE_EMAIL.format(999999999999999999)
+    envelope.rcpt_tos = [msg["to"]]
+    result = email_handler.MailHandler()._handle(envelope, msg)
+    assert result == status.E512