diff --git a/python_ls/_ls.py b/python_ls/_ls.py
index d5fe516..361eac2 100644
--- a/python_ls/_ls.py
+++ b/python_ls/_ls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from collections import Container
-
 try:
     import pandas as pd
 except ImportError:
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@
 BAD = object()
 
 
-def ls(obj, attr=None, depth=None, dunder=False, under=True):
+def ls(obj, attr=None, depth=None, dunder=False, under=True, unsafe=False):
     """
     Run a recursive find for a named attribute
     :param obj: Root object to search
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ def ls(obj, attr=None, depth=None, dunder=False, under=True):
         depth = 1
 
     for attr, value in iter_ls(obj, attr=attr, depth=depth,
-                               dunder=dunder, under=under):
+                               dunder=dunder, under=under, unsafe=unsafe):
         size = ''
         if has_pandas and isinstance(value, pd.DataFrame):
             size = '{0}x{1}'.format(*value.shape)
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ def xdir(obj, attr=None, depth=None, dunder=False, under=True):
                                        dunder=dunder, under=under)))
 
 
-def iter_ls(obj, attr=None, depth=1, dunder=False, under=True,
+def iter_ls(obj, attr=None, depth=1, dunder=False, under=True, unsafe=False,
             visited=None, current_depth=1, path=''):
     visited = visited or set()
 
@@ -96,8 +94,11 @@ def attr_filter_callback(a):
                     if isinstance(obj, dict) or (has_pandas and isinstance(obj, pd.DataFrame)):
                         val = obj[a]
                     else:
-                        val = getattr(obj, a)
-                except Exception:
+                        if unsafe or not isinstance(getattr(type(obj), a, None), property):
+                            val = getattr(obj, a)
+                        else:
+                            val = BAD
+                except Exception as exc:
                     val = BAD
 
                 if include(a):
@@ -109,6 +110,6 @@ def attr_filter_callback(a):
 
                 if val is not BAD and not a.startswith('__'):
                     for sub_a, sub_val in iter_ls(val, attr=attr, depth=depth, dunder=dunder,
-                                                  under=under, visited=visited,
+                                                  under=under, unsafe=unsafe, visited=visited,
                                                   current_depth=current_depth + 1, path=new_path):
                         yield sub_a, sub_val
diff --git a/tests/test_ls.py b/tests/test_ls.py
index 1a71368..58a9765 100644
--- a/tests/test_ls.py
+++ b/tests/test_ls.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-from python_ls import iter_ls
 import pytest
 
+from python_ls import iter_ls
+
 
 class Object(object):
     pass
 
 
+class Universe:
+    @property
+    def answer(self):
+        return 41 + 1
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_obj():
     o = Object()
@@ -51,3 +58,12 @@ def test_depth_is_None(test_obj):
     actual = [x[0] for x in iter_ls(test_obj, 'something', depth=None)]
     assert actual == expected
 
+
+def test_ls_unsafe():
+    actual = list(iter_ls(Universe(), unsafe=True))
+    assert ('answer', 42) in actual
+
+
+def test_ls_safe():
+    actual = list(iter_ls(Universe()))
+    assert ('answer', 42) not in actual