diff --git a/print_pdf/print_pdf.module b/print_pdf/print_pdf.module
index 0cdff67..e804012 100644
--- a/print_pdf/print_pdf.module
+++ b/print_pdf/print_pdf.module
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ function print_pdf_requirements($phase) {
  * Implements hook_node_load().
  */
 function print_pdf_node_load($nodes, $types) {
+  if (!db_field_exists('print_pdf_node_conf', 'size')) {
+    // The size field is added in print_pdf_update_7203(). If any other update
+    // hooks do a node_load() before this, return to prevent a database error.
+    return;
+  }
+
   $ids = array();
   foreach ($nodes as $node) {
     $ids[] = $node->nid;