diff --git a/openverse_catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/nypl.py b/openverse_catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/nypl.py
index e7beed35c2..b82ade81ba 100644
--- a/openverse_catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/nypl.py
+++ b/openverse_catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/nypl.py
@@ -194,30 +194,23 @@ def _get_metadata(mods):
     metadata = {}
 
     type_of_resource = mods.get("typeOfResource")
-    if type(type_of_resource) == list and (
+    if isinstance(type_of_resource, list) and (
         type_of_resource[0].get("usage") == "primary"
     ):
         metadata["type_of_resource"] = type_of_resource[0].get("$")
 
-    if type(mods.get("genre")) == dict:
+    if isinstance(mods.get("genre"), dict):
         metadata["genre"] = mods.get("genre").get("$")
 
     origin_info = mods.get("originInfo")
-    try:
-        metadata["date_issued"] = origin_info.get("dateIssued").get("$")
-    except AttributeError as e:
-        logger.warning(f"date_issued not found due to {e}")
-
-    try:
-        metadata["publisher"] = origin_info.get("publisher").get("$")
-    except AttributeError as e:
-        logger.warning(f"publisher not found due to {e}")
+    if date_issued := origin_info.get("dateIssued", {}).get("$"):
+        metadata["date_issued"] = date_issued
+    if publisher := origin_info.get("publisher", {}).get("$"):
+        metadata["publisher"] = publisher
 
     physical_description = mods.get("physicalDescription")
-    try:
-        metadata["description"] = physical_description.get("note").get("$")
-    except AttributeError as e:
-        logger.warning(f"description not found, due to {e}")
+    if description := physical_description.get("note", {}).get("$"):
+        metadata["description"] = description
 
     return metadata
 
diff --git a/tests/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/test_nypl.py b/tests/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/test_nypl.py
index eda4dd05f7..6d73601c7b 100644
--- a/tests/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/test_nypl.py
+++ b/tests/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/test_nypl.py
@@ -141,6 +141,23 @@ def test_get_metadata():
     assert actual_metadata == expected_metadata
 
 
+def test_get_metadata_missing_attrs():
+    item_response = _get_resource_json("response_itemdetails_success.json")
+    mods = item_response.get("nyplAPI").get("response").get("mods")
+    # Remove data to simulate it being missing
+    mods["originInfo"].pop("dateIssued")
+    mods["originInfo"].pop("publisher")
+    mods["physicalDescription"].pop("note")
+    # Remove data from expected values too
+    expected_metadata = _get_resource_json("metadata.json")
+    for attr in ["date_issued", "publisher", "description"]:
+        expected_metadata.pop(attr)
+
+    actual_metadata = np._get_metadata(mods)
+
+    assert actual_metadata == expected_metadata
+
+
 def test_handle_results_success():
     search_response = _get_resource_json("response_search_success.json")
     result = search_response.get("nyplAPI").get("response").get("result")