diff --git a/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/__init__.py b/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/__init__.py
index 4363cb282..b9f47688b 100644
--- a/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/__init__.py
+++ b/data_collection/gazette/spiders/base/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ def __init__(self, start_date="", end_date="", *args, **kwargs):
 
         if not hasattr(self, "TERRITORY_ID"):
             raise NotConfigured("Please set a value for `TERRITORY_ID`")
-
+        
+        if not hasattr(self, "allowed_domains"):
+            raise NotConfigured("Please set a value for `allowed_domains`")
+        
         if start_date:
             try:
                 self.start_date = datetime.strptime(start_date, "%Y-%m-%d").date()