diff --git a/pylast/__init__.py b/pylast/__init__.py
index 1d0c6d9..896f440 100644
--- a/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ class User(_BaseObject, _Chartable):
 
         country = _extract(doc, "country")
 
-        if country is None:
+        if country is None or country == "None":
             return None
         else:
             return Country(country, self.network)