diff --git a/src/instana/hooks/hook_uwsgi.py b/src/instana/hooks/hook_uwsgi.py
index 6287a9f9..1995ffeb 100644
--- a/src/instana/hooks/hook_uwsgi.py
+++ b/src/instana/hooks/hook_uwsgi.py
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ def uwsgi_handle_fork() -> None:
         logger.debug(
             f"uWSGI --master={opt_master} --lazy-apps={opt_lazy_apps}: postfork hooks not applied"
         )
+
 except ImportError:
     logger.debug(
         "uwsgi hooks: decorators not available: likely not running under uWSGI"
     )
-    pass
+
+except AttributeError:
+    logger.debug("uwsgi hooks: Running under uWSGI but decorators not available")
diff --git a/src/instana/util/runtime.py b/src/instana/util/runtime.py
index 832d37c2..a49cdfa3 100644
--- a/src/instana/util/runtime.py
+++ b/src/instana/util/runtime.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def determine_service_name() -> str:
                     uwsgi_type = "uWSGI worker%s"
 
                 app_name = uwsgi_type % app_name
-            except ImportError:
+            except (ImportError, AttributeError):
                 pass
     except Exception:
         logger.debug("non-fatal get_application_name: ", exc_info=True)