diff --git a/lib/utils/torrent.js b/lib/utils/torrent.js
index a57562d6d..099ebaa45 100644
--- a/lib/utils/torrent.js
+++ b/lib/utils/torrent.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class HDHome extends TorrentProvider {
         );
     }
 }
+
 TorrentSearchApi.loadProvider(HDHome);
 
 const allProviders = ['HDHome', 'Rarbg', '1337x', 'Yts', 'Eztv'];
@@ -119,7 +120,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
         const keyword = keywords[0];
         const normalizeKeyword = normalize(keyword);
-        const torrents = await TorrentSearchApi.search(providers, keywords.join(' '), category);
+        let torrents;
+        try {
+            torrents = await TorrentSearchApi.search(providers, keywords.join(' '), category);
+        } catch (e) {
+            // expect a status code error, but we don't mind catching all errors here
+            // logger.debug(e);
+            return {};
+        }
         if (torrents && torrents.length > 0) {
             let bestRating = 0;
             let bestSize = 0;