diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py b/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
index c017dc1..c6dd4bf 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ class Publications(Bureau):
         notecount = 0
         # store links then make corresponding svg barcodes
         for link in html.findall(".//a"):
-            notecount += 1
+            if "href" in link.attrib:
+                notecount += 1
+            else:
+                continue  # skip bogus links
             tmpcode = self._make_shorturl(link.attrib["href"])
 
             svg = code128.svg("PBr." + tmpcode)