diff --git a/images/utils/launcher/config/config.py b/images/utils/launcher/config/config.py
index e9b83ac40..3a6c0594f 100644
--- a/images/utils/launcher/config/config.py
+++ b/images/utils/launcher/config/config.py
@@ -1161,4 +1161,4 @@ def dump_node_attr(node: str, attr: str) -> None:
 
     @property
     def dev_mode(self) -> bool:
-        return self.args.dev
+        return hasattr(self.args, "dev") and self.args.dev