diff --git a/src/attributecode/api.py b/src/attributecode/api.py
index 6521536e..0ca7b9ee 100644
--- a/src/attributecode/api.py
+++ b/src/attributecode/api.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def request_license_data(api_url, api_key, license_key):
         response_content = response.read().decode('utf-8')
         # FIXME: this should be an ordered dict
         license_data = json.loads(response_content)
-        if not license_data['results']:
+        if not license_data.get('results', []):
             msg = u"Invalid 'license': %s" % license_key
             errors.append(Error(ERROR, msg))
     except HTTPError as http_e:
diff --git a/src/attributecode/attrib.py b/src/attributecode/attrib.py
index 63c16181..c960f897 100644
--- a/src/attributecode/attrib.py
+++ b/src/attributecode/attrib.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def generate(abouts, is_about_input, license_dict, scancode, min_license_score,
             lic_name_expression = ' '.join(lic_name_expression_list)
 
             # Add the license name expression string into the about object as a custom field
-            custom_field = StringField(name=name, value=lic_name_expression, present=True)
+            custom_field = StringField(name='license_name_expression', value=lic_name_expression, present=True)
             setattr(about, 'license_name_expression', custom_field)
 
     # Sort the about objects by name