diff --git a/sdv/_utils.py b/sdv/_utils.py
index 0fa13fa33..0407ec926 100644
--- a/sdv/_utils.py
+++ b/sdv/_utils.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def check_sdv_versions_and_warn(synthesizer):
     """
     current_community_version = getattr(version, 'community', None)
     current_enterprise_version = getattr(version, 'enterprise', None)
-    if synthesizer._fitted:
+    if getattr(synthesizer, '_fitted', False):
         fitted_community_version = getattr(synthesizer, '_fitted_sdv_version', None)
         fitted_enterprise_version = getattr(synthesizer, '_fitted_sdv_enterprise_version', None)
         community_mismatch = current_community_version != fitted_community_version
diff --git a/tests/unit/test__utils.py b/tests/unit/test__utils.py
index 936808e97..542dda4ba 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test__utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test__utils.py
@@ -408,6 +408,22 @@ def test_check_sdv_versions_and_warn_no_mismatch(mock_warnings):
     mock_warnings.warn.assert_not_called()
 
 
+@patch('sdv._utils.warnings')
+def test_check_sdv_versions_and_warn_dayz(mock_warnings):
+    """Test that the method works for ``DayZSynthesizer``."""
+    # Setup
+    synthesizer = Mock()
+    synthesizer._fitted = False
+
+    # Run
+    check_sdv_versions_and_warn(synthesizer)
+    synthesizer.__class__.__name__ = 'DayZSynthesizer'
+    check_sdv_versions_and_warn(synthesizer)
+
+    # Assert
+    mock_warnings.warn.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_check_sdv_versions_and_warn_community_mismatch():
     """Test that warnings is raised when community version is mismatched."""
     # Setup