diff --git a/autofit/non_linear/abstract_search.py b/autofit/non_linear/abstract_search.py
index 6b09b0b26..4e33f534e 100644
--- a/autofit/non_linear/abstract_search.py
+++ b/autofit/non_linear/abstract_search.py
@@ -306,8 +306,16 @@ def __setstate__(self, state):
         self.__dict__.update(
             state
         )
+
+        logger_name = self.__class__.__name__
+        try:
+            # This is here so that old pickles don't throw an error
+            logger_name = self.name
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(
-            self.name
+            logger_name
         )
         if self.paths.model is not None:
             self.setup_log_file()