diff --git a/files/prometheus-ruckus-exporter b/files/prometheus-ruckus-exporter
index 241e98a..56a77e2 100755
--- a/files/prometheus-ruckus-exporter
+++ b/files/prometheus-ruckus-exporter
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def collect_async(host, user, password):
       device_info_label_values = base_label_values + (device['ap-name'], device['mac'], device['model'], device['serial-number'], device['ip'], device['firmware-version'])
       ruckus_device_info.add_metric(device_info_label_values, {})
       device_label_values = base_label_values + (device['ap-name'], device['mac'])
-      ruckus_device_uptime_seconds.add_metric(device_label_values, float(device['uptime']))
+      ruckus_device_uptime_seconds.add_metric(device_label_values, float(device.get('uptime', '0')))
 
     return metrics