diff --git a/django_distill/renderer.py b/django_distill/renderer.py
index 2c583ef..970f2a2 100644
--- a/django_distill/renderer.py
+++ b/django_distill/renderer.py
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ def get_langs(self):
         default_lang = str(getattr(settings, 'LANGUAGE_CODE', 'en'))
         try:
             DISTILL_LANGUAGES = list(getattr(settings, 'DISTILL_LANGUAGES', []))
-        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        except (ValueError, TypeError, AttributeError):
             DISTILL_LANGUAGES = []
         if default_lang not in DISTILL_LANGUAGES:
             langs.append(default_lang)
-        for lang in settings.DISTILL_LANGUAGES:
+        for lang in DISTILL_LANGUAGES:
             langs.append(lang)
         return langs