diff --git a/credentials/apps/badges/tests/test_utils.py b/credentials/apps/badges/tests/test_utils.py
index 69311c5e1..211b5bc02 100644
--- a/credentials/apps/badges/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/credentials/apps/badges/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TestGetEventTypeKeypaths(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_event_type_keypaths(self):
         result = get_event_type_keypaths("org.openedx.learning.course.passing.status.updated.v1")
 
-        for ignored_keypath in settings.BADGES_CONFIG["rules"].get("ignored_keypaths", []):
+        for ignored_keypath in settings.BADGES_CONFIG.get("rules", {}).get("ignored_keypaths", []):
             self.assertNotIn(ignored_keypath, result)
 
 class TestGetCredlyBaseUrl(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/credentials/apps/badges/utils.py b/credentials/apps/badges/utils.py
index 5ae9f62e2..fb331982e 100644
--- a/credentials/apps/badges/utils.py
+++ b/credentials/apps/badges/utils.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def get_data_keypaths(data):
                 f"{field.name}.{keypath}"
                 for keypath in get_data_keypaths(field.type)
                 if f"{field.name}.{keypath}"
-                not in settings.BADGES_CONFIG["rules"].get("ignored_keypaths", [])
+                not in settings.BADGES_CONFIG.get("rules", {}).get("ignored_keypaths", [])
             ]
         else:
             keypaths.append(field.name)