diff --git a/dracclient/resources/inventory.py b/dracclient/resources/inventory.py
index 0de7564..bd17b80 100644
--- a/dracclient/resources/inventory.py
+++ b/dracclient/resources/inventory.py
@@ -101,15 +101,17 @@ class InventoryManagement(object):
             speed_mhz=int(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'CurrentClockSpeed')),
             model=self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'Model'),
             status=PRIMARY_STATUS[self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'PrimaryStatus')],
-            ht_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'HyperThreadingEnabled')),
-            turbo_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'TurboModeEnabled')),
-            vt_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu,
-                            'VirtualizationTechnologyEnabled')),
+            ht_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'HyperThreadingEnabled',
+                                               allow_missing=True)),
+            turbo_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(cpu, 'TurboModeEnabled',
+                                                  allow_missing=True)),
+            vt_enabled=bool(self._get_cpu_attr(
+                cpu, 'VirtualizationTechnologyEnabled', allow_missing=True)),
             arch64=arch64)
 
-    def _get_cpu_attr(self, cpu, attr_name):
+    def _get_cpu_attr(self, cpu, attr_name, allow_missing=False):
         return utils.get_wsman_resource_attr(
-            cpu, uris.DCIM_CPUView, attr_name)
+            cpu, uris.DCIM_CPUView, attr_name, allow_missing=allow_missing)
 
     def list_memory(self):
         """Returns the list of installed memory
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/test_client.py b/dracclient/tests/test_client.py
index 80f815c..1197745 100644
--- a/dracclient/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/dracclient/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1074,6 +1074,27 @@ class ClientInventoryManagementTestCase(base.BaseTest):
             expected_cpu,
             self.drac_client.list_cpus())
 
+    def test_list_cpus_with_missing_flags(self, mock_requests):
+        expected_cpu = [inventory.CPU(
+            id='CPU.Socket.1',
+            cores=8,
+            speed_mhz=1900,
+            model='Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2440 v2 @ 1.90GHz',
+            status='OK',
+            ht_enabled=False,
+            turbo_enabled=False,
+            vt_enabled=False,
+            arch64=False)]
+
+        mock_requests.post(
+            'https://1.2.3.4:443/wsman',
+            text=test_utils.InventoryEnumerations[
+                uris.DCIM_CPUView]['missing_flags'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            expected_cpu,
+            self.drac_client.list_cpus())
+
     def test_list_memory(self, mock_requests):
         expected_memory = [inventory.Memory(
             id='DIMM.Socket.A1',
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/test_utils.py b/dracclient/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31df2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dracclient/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import re
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from dracclient.resources import uris
+from dracclient.tests import base
+from dracclient.tests import utils as test_utils
+from dracclient import utils
+
+
+class UtilsTestCase(base.BaseTest):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(UtilsTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_get_wsman_resource_attr(self):
+        doc = etree.fromstring(
+            test_utils.InventoryEnumerations[uris.DCIM_CPUView]['ok'])
+        cpus = utils.find_xml(doc, 'DCIM_CPUView', uris.DCIM_CPUView,
+                              find_all=True)
+
+        val = utils.get_wsman_resource_attr(
+            cpus[0], uris.DCIM_CPUView, 'HyperThreadingEnabled',
+            allow_missing=False)
+
+        self.assertEqual('1', val)
+
+    def test_get_wsman_resource_attr_missing_attr(self):
+        expected_message = ("Could not find attribute 'HyperThreadingEnabled'")
+        doc = etree.fromstring(
+            test_utils.InventoryEnumerations[
+                uris.DCIM_CPUView]['missing_flags'])
+        cpus = utils.find_xml(doc, 'DCIM_CPUView', uris.DCIM_CPUView,
+                              find_all=True)
+
+        self.assertRaisesRegexp(
+            AttributeError, re.escape(expected_message),
+            utils.get_wsman_resource_attr, cpus[0], uris.DCIM_CPUView,
+            'HyperThreadingEnabled', allow_missing=False)
+
+    def test_get_wsman_resource_attr_missing_attr_allowed(self):
+        doc = etree.fromstring(
+            test_utils.InventoryEnumerations[
+                uris.DCIM_CPUView]['missing_flags'])
+        cpus = utils.find_xml(doc, 'DCIM_CPUView', uris.DCIM_CPUView,
+                              find_all=True)
+
+        val = utils.get_wsman_resource_attr(
+            cpus[0], uris.DCIM_CPUView, 'HyperThreadingEnabled',
+            allow_missing=True)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(val)
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/utils.py b/dracclient/tests/utils.py
index 7310765..3dc8a77 100644
--- a/dracclient/tests/utils.py
+++ b/dracclient/tests/utils.py
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ BIOSInvocations = {
 
 InventoryEnumerations = {
     uris.DCIM_CPUView: {
-        'ok': load_wsman_xml('cpu-enumeration-enum-ok')
+        'ok': load_wsman_xml('cpu_view-enum-ok'),
+        'missing_flags': load_wsman_xml('cpu_view-enum-missing_flags')
     },
     uris.DCIM_MemoryView: {
-        'ok': load_wsman_xml('memory-enumeration-enum-ok')
+        'ok': load_wsman_xml('memory_view-enum-ok')
     },
     uris.DCIM_NICView: {
         'ok': load_wsman_xml('nic_view-enum-ok')
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu_view-enum-missing_flags.xml b/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu_view-enum-missing_flags.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d955f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu_view-enum-missing_flags.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<s:Envelope xmlns:n1="http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/DCIM_CPUView"
+            xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"
+            xmlns:wsa="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing"
+            xmlns:wsen="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/enumeration"
+            xmlns:wsman="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wsman/1/wsman.xsd">
+    <s:Header>
+        <wsa:To>http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing/role/anonymous</wsa:To>
+        <wsa:Action>http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/enumeration/EnumerateResponse</wsa:Action>
+        <wsa:RelatesTo>uuid:bde5656e-1253-4545-87dd-a111346efebe</wsa:RelatesTo>
+        <wsa:MessageID>uuid:35d42397-376d-176d-8062-a36fc6fe83b0</wsa:MessageID>
+    </s:Header>
+    <s:Body>
+        <wsen:EnumerateResponse>
+            <wsman:Items>
+                <n1:DCIM_CPUView>
+                    <n1:CPUFamily>B3</n1:CPUFamily>
+                    <n1:CPUStatus>1</n1:CPUStatus>
+                    <n1:Cache1Associativity>7</n1:Cache1Associativity>
+                    <n1:Cache1ErrorMethodology>5</n1:Cache1ErrorMethodology>
+                    <n1:Cache1Level>0</n1:Cache1Level>
+                    <n1:Cache1PrimaryStatus>1</n1:Cache1PrimaryStatus>
+                    <n1:Cache1SRAMType>2</n1:Cache1SRAMType>
+                    <n1:Cache1Size>256</n1:Cache1Size>
+                    <n1:Cache1Type>4</n1:Cache1Type>
+                    <n1:Cache1WritePolicy>1</n1:Cache1WritePolicy>
+                    <n1:Cache2Associativity>7</n1:Cache2Associativity>
+                    <n1:Cache2ErrorMethodology>5</n1:Cache2ErrorMethodology>
+                    <n1:Cache2Level>1</n1:Cache2Level>
+                    <n1:Cache2PrimaryStatus>1</n1:Cache2PrimaryStatus>
+                    <n1:Cache2SRAMType>2</n1:Cache2SRAMType>
+                    <n1:Cache2Size>2048</n1:Cache2Size>
+                    <n1:Cache2Type>5</n1:Cache2Type>
+                    <n1:Cache2WritePolicy>1</n1:Cache2WritePolicy>
+                    <n1:Cache3Associativity>14</n1:Cache3Associativity>
+                    <n1:Cache3ErrorMethodology>5</n1:Cache3ErrorMethodology>
+                    <n1:Cache3Level>2</n1:Cache3Level>
+                    <n1:Cache3PrimaryStatus>1</n1:Cache3PrimaryStatus>
+                    <n1:Cache3SRAMType>2</n1:Cache3SRAMType>
+                    <n1:Cache3Size>20480</n1:Cache3Size>
+                    <n1:Cache3Type>5</n1:Cache3Type>
+                    <n1:Cache3WritePolicy>1</n1:Cache3WritePolicy>
+                    <n1:Characteristics>2</n1:Characteristics>
+                    <n1:CurrentClockSpeed>1900</n1:CurrentClockSpeed>
+                    <n1:DeviceDescription>CPU 1</n1:DeviceDescription>
+                    <n1:ExternalBusClockSpeed>6400</n1:ExternalBusClockSpeed>
+                    <n1:FQDD>CPU.Socket.1</n1:FQDD>
+                    <n1:InstanceID>CPU.Socket.1</n1:InstanceID>
+                    <n1:LastSystemInventoryTime>20160706154809.000000+000</n1:LastSystemInventoryTime>
+                    <n1:LastUpdateTime>20141016232016.000000+000</n1:LastUpdateTime>
+                    <n1:Manufacturer>Intel</n1:Manufacturer>
+                    <n1:MaxClockSpeed>3600</n1:MaxClockSpeed>
+                    <n1:Model>Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2440 v2 @ 1.90GHz</n1:Model>
+                    <n1:NumberOfEnabledCores>8</n1:NumberOfEnabledCores>
+                    <n1:NumberOfEnabledThreads>16</n1:NumberOfEnabledThreads>
+                    <n1:NumberOfProcessorCores>8</n1:NumberOfProcessorCores>
+                    <n1:PrimaryStatus>1</n1:PrimaryStatus>
+                    <n1:Voltage>1.2</n1:Voltage>
+                </n1:DCIM_CPUView>
+            </wsman:Items>
+            <wsen:EnumerationContext/>
+            <wsman:EndOfSequence/>
+        </wsen:EnumerateResponse>
+    </s:Body>
+</s:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu-enumeration-enum-ok.xml b/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu_view-enum-ok.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu-enumeration-enum-ok.xml
rename to dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/cpu_view-enum-ok.xml
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/memory-enumeration-enum-ok.xml b/dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/memory_view-enum-ok.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/memory-enumeration-enum-ok.xml
rename to dracclient/tests/wsman_mocks/memory_view-enum-ok.xml
diff --git a/dracclient/utils.py b/dracclient/utils.py
index 4d2b181..61f9116 100644
--- a/dracclient/utils.py
+++ b/dracclient/utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def find_xml(doc, item, namespace, find_all=False):
     return doc.find(query)
 
 
-def get_wsman_resource_attr(doc, resource_uri, attr_name, nullable=False):
+def get_wsman_resource_attr(doc, resource_uri, attr_name, nullable=False,
+                            allow_missing=False):
     """Find an attribute of a resource in an ElementTree object.
 
     :param doc: the element tree object.
@@ -53,10 +54,21 @@ def get_wsman_resource_attr(doc, resource_uri, attr_name, nullable=False):
     :param nullable: enables checking if the element contains an
                      XMLSchema-instance namespaced nil attribute that has a
                      value of True. In this case, it will return None.
+    :param allow_missing: if set to True, attributes missing from the XML
+                          document will return None instead of raising
+                          AttributeError.
+    :raises: AttributeError if the attribute is missing from the XML doc and
+             allow_missing is False.
     :returns: value of the attribute
     """
     item = find_xml(doc, attr_name, resource_uri)
 
+    if item is None:
+        if allow_missing:
+            return
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError("Could not find attribute '%s'" % (attr_name))
+
     if not nullable:
         return item.text.strip()
     else: