diff --git a/libsaria/lastfm.py b/libsaria/lastfm.py
index 990cc88f..1eaf60a4 100644
--- a/libsaria/lastfm.py
+++ b/libsaria/lastfm.py
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ class LastFmRequest(dict):
 		url["api_key"] = APIKEY
 		for param in self:
 			url[param] = self[param]
-		file = url.open()
+		try:
+			file = url.open()
+		except:
+			return None
 		if file == None:
 			return None
 		if printfile==True: