diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
index 49ecbef0..2392f251 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
@@ -241,9 +241,11 @@ class Plugin(object):
                     self.setCache(cache_key, data, timeout = cache_timeout)
                 return data
             except:
-                if not kwargs.get('show_error'):
+                if not kwargs.get('show_error', True):
                     raise
 
+                return ''
+
     def setCache(self, cache_key, value, timeout = 300):
         log.debug('Setting cache %s', cache_key)
         Env.get('cache').set(cache_key, value, timeout)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/themoviedb/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/themoviedb/main.py
index 8b15a5c4..0554a901 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/themoviedb/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/movie/themoviedb/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import simplifyString, toUnicode
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.providers.movie.base import MovieProvider
 from libs.themoviedb import tmdb
+import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -61,7 +62,12 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
 
         if not results:
             log.debug('Searching for movie: %s', q)
-            raw = tmdb.search(search_string)
+
+            raw = None
+            try:
+                raw = tmdb.search(search_string)
+            except:
+                log.error('Failed searching TMDB for "%s": %s', (search_string, traceback.format_exc()))
 
             results = []
             if raw: