diff --git a/xos/core/models/service.py b/xos/core/models/service.py
index c6e0061..48d1677 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/service.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/service.py
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
         super(Tenant, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, "provider_service"):
+           # When the REST API does a POST on a CordSubscriber object, for
+           # some reason there is no provider_service field. All of the other
+           # fields are there. Provider_service is even in the dir(). However,
+           # trying to getattr() on it will fail.
+           return "confused-tenant-object"
+
         if self.subscriber_service:
             return u'%s service %s on service %s' % (str(self.kind), str(self.subscriber_service.id), str(self.provider_service.id))
         elif self.subscriber_tenant: