diff --git a/newrelic/samplers/gc_data.py b/newrelic/samplers/gc_data.py
index eab307fb5..caf957deb 100644
--- a/newrelic/samplers/gc_data.py
+++ b/newrelic/samplers/gc_data.py
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ def enabled(self):
         settings = global_settings()
         if platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy" or not settings:
             return False
-        else:
+        # This might be inheriting from Settings instead of TopLevelSettings
+        elif settings and hasattr(settings, "gc_runtime_metrics"):
             return settings.gc_runtime_metrics.enabled
+        else:
+            return False
 
     @property
     def top_object_count_limit(self):