diff --git a/rollbar/__init__.py b/rollbar/__init__.py
index 43a5241f..bac47857 100644
--- a/rollbar/__init__.py
+++ b/rollbar/__init__.py
@@ -1061,10 +1061,14 @@ def _build_server_data():
     # server environment
     server_data = {
         'host': socket.gethostname(),
-        'argv': sys.argv,
         'pid': os.getpid()
     }
 
+    # argv does not always exist in embedded python environments
+    argv = getattr(sys, 'argv', None)
+    if argv:
+         server_data['argv'] = argv
+
     for key in ['branch', 'root']:
         if SETTINGS.get(key):
             server_data[key] = SETTINGS[key]