1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gitlab/base.py b/gitlab/base.py
index 689b68c..bea1901 100644
--- a/gitlab/base.py
+++ b/gitlab/base.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple, Type
 
 from gitlab import types as g_types
+from gitlab.exceptions import GitlabParsingError
 
 from .client import Gitlab, GitlabList
 
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ class RESTObject(object):
     manager: "RESTManager"
 
     def __init__(self, manager: "RESTManager", attrs: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(attrs, dict):
+            raise GitlabParsingError(
+                "Attempted to initialize RESTObject with a non-dictionary value: "
+                "{!r}\nThis likely indicates an incorrect or malformed server "
+                "response.".format(attrs)
+            )
         self.__dict__.update(
             {
                 "manager": manager,