diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
index 7b6ab8d544..72224c13a3 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/AstronInternalRepository.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class AstronInternalRepository(ConnectionRepository):
 
     def __init__(self, baseChannel, serverId=None, dcFileNames = None,
                  dcSuffix = 'AI', connectMethod = None, threadedNet = None):
+        self.districtId = 0
         if connectMethod is None:
             connectMethod = self.CM_HTTP
         ConnectionRepository.__init__(self, connectMethod, config, hasOwnerView = False, threadedNet = threadedNet)