diff --git a/changelog.d/audio/3328.hotfix.1.rst b/changelog.d/audio/3328.hotfix.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08e7ed7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/audio/3328.hotfix.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed an attribute error that can be raised on play commands for spotify tracks.
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diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
index eb6dbd7c0..87745d5ce 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ class MusicCache:
                 log.debug(f"Querying Local Database for {query}")
                 task = ("update", ("lavalink", {"query": query}))
                 self.append_task(ctx, *task)
+            else:
+                val = None
         if val and not forced:
             data = val
             data["query"] = query
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/databases.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/databases.py
index 6951a91b7..ee136c222 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/databases.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/databases.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class CacheFetchResult:
             k in self.query for k in ["loadType", "playlistInfo", "isSeekable", "isStream"]
         ):
             self.query = json.loads(self.query)
+        else:
+            self.query = None
 
 
 @dataclass