diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index cab9b0da76..55cafa917a 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ def get_pymodule_path(modulename, *joins):
 	:param *joins: Join additional path elements using `os.path.join`."""
 	if not "public" in joins:
 		joins = [scrub(part) for part in joins]
-	return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(get_module(scrub(modulename)).__file__), *joins)
+	return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(get_module(scrub(modulename)).__file__ or ''), *joins)
 
 def get_module_list(app_name):
 	"""Get list of modules for given all via `app/modules.txt`."""