diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/util.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/util.py
index bd95e1f50c3..8ee9a4e0401 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/util.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/util.py
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ def retryable_database_job(
                 assert instance.engine is not None
                 if (
                     instance.engine.dialect.name == SupportedDialect.MYSQL
+                    and err.orig
                     and err.orig.args[0] in RETRYABLE_MYSQL_ERRORS
                 ):
                     _LOGGER.info(