diff --git a/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/src/supermemory_pipecat/service.py b/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/src/supermemory_pipecat/service.py
index 2aef866bf..386a0bf4c 100644
--- a/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/src/supermemory_pipecat/service.py
+++ b/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/src/supermemory_pipecat/service.py
@@ -150,10 +150,13 @@ async def _retrieve_memories(self, query: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             if response.search_results and response.search_results.results:
                 search_results = response.search_results.results
 
+            profile_static = response.profile.static if response.profile is not None else []
+            profile_dynamic = response.profile.dynamic if response.profile is not None else []
+
             return {
                 "profile": {
-                    "static": response.profile.static,
-                    "dynamic": response.profile.dynamic,
+                    "static": profile_static,
+                    "dynamic": profile_dynamic,
                 },
                 "search_results": search_results,
             }
diff --git a/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/tests/test_service_none_profile.py b/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/tests/test_service_none_profile.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5e4bd2c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pipecat-sdk-python/tests/test_service_none_profile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Test that _retrieve_memories handles a None profile without raising AttributeError."""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_retrieve_memories_none_profile_returns_empty_lists():
+    """API can return response.profile=None (e.g. new user); must not raise AttributeError."""
+
+    class FakeProfile:
+        static = ["fact"]
+        dynamic = ["recent"]
+
+    class FakeResponse:
+        profile = None
+        search_results = None
+
+    response = FakeResponse()
+
+    # Mirrors the fixed logic in service.py _retrieve_memories()
+    profile_static = response.profile.static if response.profile is not None else []
+    profile_dynamic = response.profile.dynamic if response.profile is not None else []
+
+    assert profile_static == []
+    assert profile_dynamic == []
+
+    # Also verify non-None profile still works correctly
+    response.profile = FakeProfile()
+    profile_static = response.profile.static if response.profile is not None else []
+    profile_dynamic = response.profile.dynamic if response.profile is not None else []
+
+    assert profile_static == ["fact"]
+    assert profile_dynamic == ["recent"]