diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/mat_documenters.py b/sphinxcontrib/mat_documenters.py
index 3cb49bf..212331d 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/mat_documenters.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/mat_documenters.py
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ def can_document_member(cls, member, membername, isattr, parent):
 
     def import_object(self):
         ret = MatClassLevelDocumenter.import_object(self)
-        if self.object.attrs.get("Static"):
+        if self.object is not None and self.object.attrs.get("Static"):
             self.directivetype = "staticmethod"
             # document class and static members before ordinary ones
             self.member_order = self.member_order - 1