Update bittensor/core/subtensor.py

Co-authored-by: Benjamin Himes <37844818+thewhaleking@users.noreply.github.com>
backend-developers-ltd · Nov 20, 2024 · 1e57dc2 · 1e57dc2
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commit 1e57dc2
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/bittensor/core/subtensor.py b/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
@@ -1196,12 +1196,12 @@ def get_neuron_certificate(
             block=block,
             params=[netuid, hotkey],
         )
-        if not hasattr(certificate, "serialize"):
-            return None
-        certificate = certificate.serialize()
-        if not certificate:
+        try:
+            serialized_certificate = certificate.serialize()
+            if serialized_certificate:
+                return serialized_certificate.get("certificate", None)
+        except AttributeError:
             return None
-        return certificate.get("certificate", None)
 
     @networking.ensure_connected
     def neuron_for_uid(