diff --git a/cookbook/helper/scrapers/cooksillustrated.py b/cookbook/helper/scrapers/cooksillustrated.py
index 56d91826..a297f244 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/scrapers/cooksillustrated.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/scrapers/cooksillustrated.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CooksIllustrated(AbstractScraper):
             i = []
         return "\n".join(
             i
-            + [self.recipe['whyThisWorks']]
+            + [self.recipe.get('whyThisWorks','')]
             + [
                 instruction['fields']['content']
                 for instruction in self.recipe['instructions']