diff --git a/log_outgoing_requests/handlers.py b/log_outgoing_requests/handlers.py
index 4dbbca4..697b811 100644
--- a/log_outgoing_requests/handlers.py
+++ b/log_outgoing_requests/handlers.py
@@ -92,14 +92,18 @@ def emit(self, record: AnyLogRecord):
             "url": request.url if request else "(unknown)",
             "hostname": parsed_url.netloc if parsed_url else "(unknown)",
             "params": parsed_url.params if parsed_url else "(unknown)",
-            "status_code": response.status_code if response else None,
+            "status_code": response.status_code if response is not None else None,
             "method": request.method if request else "(unknown)",
             "timestamp": timestamp,
-            "response_ms": int(response.elapsed.total_seconds() * 1000)
-            if response
-            else 0,
+            "response_ms": (
+                int(response.elapsed.total_seconds() * 1000)
+                if response is not None
+                else 0
+            ),
             "req_headers": self.format_headers(scrubbed_req_headers),
-            "res_headers": self.format_headers(response.headers if response else {}),
+            "res_headers": self.format_headers(
+                response.headers if response is not None else {}
+            ),
             "trace": "\n".join(format_exception(exception)) if exception else "",
         }
 
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ def emit(self, record: AnyLogRecord):
 
             # check response
             if (
-                response
+                response is not None
                 and (
                     processed_response_body := process_body(response, config)
                 ).allow_saving_to_db
diff --git a/log_outgoing_requests/utils.py b/log_outgoing_requests/utils.py
index be00f5b..6663613 100644
--- a/log_outgoing_requests/utils.py
+++ b/log_outgoing_requests/utils.py
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ def check_content_type(content_type: str) -> bool:
     For patterns containing a wildcard ("text/*"), check if `content_type.pattern`
     is a substring of any pattern contained in the list.
     """
-    allowed_content_types: Iterable[
-        ContentType
-    ] = settings.LOG_OUTGOING_REQUESTS_CONTENT_TYPES
+    allowed_content_types: Iterable[ContentType] = (
+        settings.LOG_OUTGOING_REQUESTS_CONTENT_TYPES
+    )
     regular_patterns = [
         item.pattern for item in allowed_content_types if not item.pattern.endswith("*")
     ]
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ def get_default_encoding(content_type_pattern: str) -> str:
     """
     Get the default encoding for the `ContentType` with the associated pattern.
     """
-    allowed_content_types: Iterable[
-        ContentType
-    ] = settings.LOG_OUTGOING_REQUESTS_CONTENT_TYPES
+    allowed_content_types: Iterable[ContentType] = (
+        settings.LOG_OUTGOING_REQUESTS_CONTENT_TYPES
+    )
 
     regular_types = [
         item for item in allowed_content_types if not item.pattern.endswith("*")