Jkmarx/attribute api bug fix

[jkmarx]

Resolves #1028

[codecov-io]

Current coverage is 24.42%

Merging #1034 into develop will increase coverage by +0.19% as of 4af48ab

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  Files           236     241     +5
  Stmts         18646   18760   +114
  Branches       1063    1073    +10
  Methods                           
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+ Hit            4519    4583    +64
  Partial           0       0       
- Missed        14127   14177    +50

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