diff --git a/beetsplug/hook.py b/beetsplug/hook.py
index 833f0feaa..dac38be44 100644
--- a/beetsplug/hook.py
+++ b/beetsplug/hook.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class CodingFormatter(string.Formatter):
             converted = converted.decode(self._coding)
         except UnicodeEncodeError:
             pass
+        except AttributeError:
+            converted = value    
 
         return converted