diff --git a/avocado/plugins/test_list.py b/avocado/plugins/test_list.py
index c55804658afc2d9dd0b0f26e384c8573605c66ab..bac589983bd0508aa69112edb4bce141e60b4121 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/test_list.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/test_list.py
@@ -172,5 +172,7 @@ class TestList(plugin.Plugin):
                 self.view.notify(event='error', msg=msg)
             else:
                 sys.stderr.write(msg)
-        self.view.cleanup()
+        finally:
+            if self.view:
+                self.view.cleanup()
         sys.exit(rc)