diff --git a/designate/objects/adapters/yaml/base.py b/designate/objects/adapters/yaml/base.py
index 3585303bd..c65b95098 100644
--- a/designate/objects/adapters/yaml/base.py
+++ b/designate/objects/adapters/yaml/base.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class YAMLAdapter(base.DesignateAdapter):
                 # if not, move on
                 new_obj = getattr(obj, key, None)
                 obj_key = key
+
+            if new_obj is None:
+                continue
+
             # Check if this item is a relation (another DesignateObject that
             # will need to be converted itself
             if hasattr(obj.FIELDS.get(obj_key, {}), 'objname'):
diff --git a/designate/tests/functional/manage/test_pool.py b/designate/tests/functional/manage/test_pool.py
index b57fd2559..36c033f5d 100644
--- a/designate/tests/functional/manage/test_pool.py
+++ b/designate/tests/functional/manage/test_pool.py
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ class ManagePoolTestCase(designate.tests.functional.TestCase):
             'Default PowerDNS 4 Pool', ''.join(self.command.output_message)
         )
 
+    def test_show_config_catalog_zone(self):
+        self.command._setup()
+        self.command._create_pool(get_pools('pools-catalog-zone.yaml')[0])
+
+        pool_id = self.central_service.find_pool(
+            self.admin_context, {'name': 'default'}).id
+
+        self.command.show_config(pool_id)
+
+        self.print_result.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertIn('Pool Configuration', self.command.output_message[1])
+        self.assertIn(
+            'Default PowerDNS 4 Pool', ''.join(self.command.output_message)
+        )
+
     @mock.patch.object(service.Service, 'find_pool',
                        side_effect=oslo_messaging.MessagingTimeout())
     def test_show_config_rpc_timeout(self, mock_find_pool):
diff --git a/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools-catalog-zone.yaml b/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools-catalog-zone.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2533a647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools-catalog-zone.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+
+- name: default
+  description: Default PowerDNS 4 Pool
+
+  attributes:
+    type: internal
+
+  ns_records:
+    - hostname: ns1-1.example.org.
+      priority: 1
+    - hostname: ns1-2.example.org.
+      priority: 2
+
+  nameservers:
+    - host: 192.0.2.2
+      port: 53
+    - host: 192.0.2.3
+      port: 53
+
+  targets:
+    - type: pdns4
+      description: PowerDNS 4 Server
+      masters:
+        - host: 192.0.2.1
+          port: 5354
+      options:
+        api_endpoint: http://192.0.2.1:8081
+        api_token: api_key
+  also_notifies:
+   - host: 192.0.2.4
+     port: 53
+
+  catalog_zone:
+    catalog_zone_fqdn: example.org.
+    catalog_zone_refresh: '60'
diff --git a/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools.yaml b/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools.yaml
index b2533a647..6f05f4a53 100644
--- a/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools.yaml
+++ b/designate/tests/resources/pools_yaml/pools.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,3 @@
   also_notifies:
    - host: 192.0.2.4
      port: 53
-
-  catalog_zone:
-    catalog_zone_fqdn: example.org.
-    catalog_zone_refresh: '60'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/Fix-designate-manage-pool-update-with-missing-attributes-3037b2dad30f84e2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/Fix-designate-manage-pool-update-with-missing-attributes-3037b2dad30f84e2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d48f1eedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/Fix-designate-manage-pool-update-with-missing-attributes-3037b2dad30f84e2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    So far, the yaml Adapter made every designate-manage pool command
+    fail if the pools.yaml file was missing any of the pool attributes.
+    This patch makes the adapter to continue without raising any error.