diff --git a/src/pretix/base/management/commands/shell_scoped.py b/src/pretix/base/management/commands/shell_scoped.py
index 4029fa081..d5b67f90e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/management/commands/shell_scoped.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/management/commands/shell_scoped.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             del options['skip_checks']
             del options['print_sql']
 
-        if options['print_sql']:
+        if options.get('print_sql'):
             connection.force_debug_cursor = True
             logger = logging.getLogger("django.db.backends")
             logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)