diff --git a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
index 4de2091d..fd73a097 100644
--- a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
+++ b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from taskflow.jobs import jobboard
 from taskflow.openstack.common import excutils
 from taskflow.openstack.common import jsonutils
 from taskflow.openstack.common import uuidutils
-from taskflow.persistence import logbook
 from taskflow import states
 from taskflow.utils import kazoo_utils
 from taskflow.utils import lock_utils
@@ -145,17 +144,18 @@ class ZookeeperJob(base_job.Job):
     def board(self):
         return self._board
 
-    def _load_book(self, book_uuid, book_name):
-        # No backend to attempt to fetch from :-(
-        if self._backend is None:
-            return logbook.LogBook(name=book_name, uuid=book_uuid)
-        # TODO(harlowja): we are currently limited by assuming that the job
-        # posted has the same backend as this loader (to start this seems to
-        # be a ok assumption, and can be adjusted in the future if we determine
-        # there is a use-case for multi-backend loaders, aka a registry of
-        # loaders).
-        with contextlib.closing(self._backend.get_connection()) as conn:
-            return conn.get_logbook(book_uuid)
+    def _load_book(self):
+        book_uuid = self.book_uuid
+        if self._backend is not None and book_uuid is not None:
+            # TODO(harlowja): we are currently limited by assuming that the
+            # job posted has the same backend as this loader (to start this
+            # seems to be a ok assumption, and can be adjusted in the future
+            # if we determine there is a use-case for multi-backend loaders,
+            # aka a registry of loaders).
+            with contextlib.closing(self._backend.get_connection()) as conn:
+                return conn.get_logbook(book_uuid)
+        # No backend to fetch from or no uuid specified
+        return None
 
     @property
     def state(self):
@@ -194,16 +194,27 @@ class ZookeeperJob(base_job.Job):
     @property
     def book(self):
         if self._book is None:
-            loaded_book = None
-            try:
-                book_uuid = self._book_data['uuid']
-                book_name = self._book_data['name']
-                loaded_book = self._load_book(book_uuid, book_name)
-            except (KeyError, TypeError):
-                pass
-            self._book = loaded_book
+            self._book = self._load_book()
         return self._book
 
+    @property
+    def book_uuid(self):
+        if self._book:
+            return self._book.uuid
+        if self._book_data:
+            return self._book_data.get('uuid')
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    @property
+    def book_name(self):
+        if self._book:
+            return self._book.name
+        if self._book_data:
+            return self._book_data.get('name')
+        else:
+            return None
+
 
 class ZookeeperJobBoardIterator(six.Iterator):
     """Iterator over a zookeeper jobboard.
diff --git a/taskflow/jobs/job.py b/taskflow/jobs/job.py
index a0264901..a4f0b416 100644
--- a/taskflow/jobs/job.py
+++ b/taskflow/jobs/job.py
@@ -66,7 +66,24 @@ class Job(object):
 
     @abc.abstractproperty
     def book(self):
-        """Any logbook associated with this job."""
+        """Logbook associated with this job.
+
+        If no logbook is associated with this job, this property is None.
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def book_uuid(self):
+        """UUID of logbook associated with this job.
+
+        If no logbook is associated with this job, this property is None.
+        """
+
+    @abc.abstractproperty
+    def book_name(self):
+        """Name of logbook associated with this job.
+
+        If no logbook is associated with this job, this property is None.
+        """
 
     @property
     def uuid(self):
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/jobs/base.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/jobs/base.py
index 6c101e4f..c75f424c 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/jobs/base.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/jobs/base.py
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ class BoardTestMixin(object):
             self.assertEqual(1, len(j.book))
             self.assertEqual(book.name, j.book.name)
             self.assertEqual(book.uuid, j.book.uuid)
+            self.assertEqual(book.name, j.book_name)
+            self.assertEqual(book.uuid, j.book_uuid)
 
             flow_details = list(j.book)
             self.assertEqual(flow_detail.uuid, flow_details[0].uuid)