diff --git a/md2cf/upsert.py b/md2cf/upsert.py
index 7d757d6..f59b70a 100644
--- a/md2cf/upsert.py
+++ b/md2cf/upsert.py
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ def page_needs_updating(page, existing_page, replace_all_labels):
         # print(f"Page labels have changed: {page.title} {page.labels}")
         return True
     else:
-        existing_page_hash_match = CONTENT_HASH_REGEX.search(
-            existing_page.version.message
+        existing_page_hash_match = (
+            CONTENT_HASH_REGEX.search(existing_page.version.message)
+            if hasattr(existing_page.version, "message")
+            else None
         )
         if existing_page_hash_match is not None:
             original_page_hash = existing_page_hash_match.group(1)
diff --git a/test_package/unit/test_upsert.py b/test_package/unit/test_upsert.py
index 745dcbe..be55789 100644
--- a/test_package/unit/test_upsert.py
+++ b/test_package/unit/test_upsert.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import md2cf.upsert
+from md2cf.api import Bunch
 from md2cf.api import MinimalConfluence as Confluence
 from md2cf.document import Page
 
@@ -224,6 +225,25 @@ def test_upsert_page_only_changed_no_changes(mocker):
     assert upsert_result.action == upsert_result.action.SKIPPED
 
 
+def test_page_needs_updating_when_no_message(mocker):
+    existing_page_mock = mocker.Mock()
+    ancestor_mock = mocker.Mock()
+    ancestor_mock.id = mocker.sentinel.parent_id
+    existing_page_mock.ancestors = [ancestor_mock]
+    existing_page_mock.version = Bunch()
+
+    page = Page(
+        space=mocker.sentinel.space,
+        title=mocker.sentinel.title,
+        body="hello there",
+        parent_id=mocker.sentinel.parent_id,
+    )
+
+    assert md2cf.upsert.page_needs_updating(
+        page, existing_page_mock, replace_all_labels=False
+    )
+
+
 def test_page_needs_updating_page_not_changed(mocker):
     message_hash = "[v6e71b3cac15d32fe2d36c270887df9479c25c640]"
     existing_page_mock = mocker.Mock()