diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 0d6c549..85dad5e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-2.1 (unreleased)
+2.0.1 (unreleased)
 ----------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Fix error when Plone site is not yet set as in first index_html call on Zope.
+  [bsuttor]
 
 
 2.0 (2023-05-04)
diff --git a/src/z3c/jbot/utility.py b/src/z3c/jbot/utility.py
index bced3c8..22b76be 100644
--- a/src/z3c/jbot/utility.py
+++ b/src/z3c/jbot/utility.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 try:
     import Acquisition  # noqa
+    import Zope2  # noqa
     ZOPE_3 = False
 except ImportError:
     ZOPE_3 = True
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def getRequest():
             try:
                 return site.request
             except AttributeError:
-                return site.REQUEST
+                return getattr(site, "REQUEST", Zope2.app().REQUEST)
 
     try:
         i = zope.security.management.getInteraction()