diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
index cd5b5047..0151cc47 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import tryUrlencode
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import cleanHost
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
-import traceback
 import json
+import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -91,10 +91,13 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             log.error('Failed parsing json status: %s', traceback.format_exc())
             return False
 
-        for slot in history['queue']['slots']:
-            log.debug('Found %s in SabNZBd queue, which is %s, with %s left', (slot['filename'], slot['status'], slot['timeleft']))
-            if slot['filename'] == nzbname:
-                return slot['status'].lower()
+        try:
+            for slot in history['queue']['slots']:
+                log.debug('Found %s in SabNZBd queue, which is %s, with %s left', (slot['filename'], slot['status'], slot['timeleft']))
+                if slot['filename'] == nzbname:
+                    return slot['status'].lower()
+        except:
+            log.debug('No items in queue: %s', (traceback.format_exc()))
 
         # Go through history items
         params = {
@@ -118,45 +121,48 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             log.error('Failed parsing history json: %s', traceback.format_exc())
             return
 
-        for slot in history['history']['slots']:
-            log.debug('Found %s in SabNZBd history, which has %s', (slot['name'], slot['status']))
-            if slot['name'] == nzbname:
-                # Note: if post process even if failed is on in SabNZBd, it will complete with a fail message
-                if slot['status'] == 'Failed' or (slot['status'] == 'Completed' and slot['fail_message'].strip()):
+        try:
+            for slot in history['history']['slots']:
+                log.debug('Found %s in SabNZBd history, which has %s', (slot['name'], slot['status']))
+                if slot['name'] == nzbname:
+                    # Note: if post process even if failed is on in SabNZBd, it will complete with a fail message
+                    if slot['status'] == 'Failed' or (slot['status'] == 'Completed' and slot['fail_message'].strip()):
 
-                    # Delete failed download
-                    if self.conf('delete_failed', default = True):
+                        # Delete failed download
+                        if self.conf('delete_failed', default = True):
 
-                        log.info('%s failed downloading, deleting...', slot['name'])
-                        params = {
-                            'apikey': self.conf('api_key'),
-                            'mode': 'history',
-                            'name': 'delete',
-                            'del_files': '1',
-                            'value': slot['nzo_id']
-                        }
-                        url = cleanHost(self.conf('host')) + "api?" + tryUrlencode(params)
+                            log.info('%s failed downloading, deleting...', slot['name'])
+                            params = {
+                                'apikey': self.conf('api_key'),
+                                'mode': 'history',
+                                'name': 'delete',
+                                'del_files': '1',
+                                'value': slot['nzo_id']
+                            }
+                            url = cleanHost(self.conf('host')) + "api?" + tryUrlencode(params)
 
-                        try:
-                            sab = self.urlopen(url, timeout = 60, show_error = False)
-                        except:
-                            log.error('Failed deleting: %s', traceback.format_exc())
-                            return False
+                            try:
+                                sab = self.urlopen(url, timeout = 60, show_error = False)
+                            except:
+                                log.error('Failed deleting: %s', traceback.format_exc())
+                                return False
 
-                        result = sab.strip()
-                        if not result:
-                            log.error("SABnzbd didn't return anything.")
+                            result = sab.strip()
+                            if not result:
+                                log.error("SABnzbd didn't return anything.")
 
-                        log.debug("Result text from SAB: " + result[:40])
-                        if result == "ok":
-                            log.info('SabNZBd deleted failed release %s successfully.', slot['name'])
-                        elif result == "Missing authentication":
-                            log.error("Incorrect username/password or API?.")
-                        else:
-                            log.error("Unknown error: " + result[:40])
+                            log.debug("Result text from SAB: " + result[:40])
+                            if result == "ok":
+                                log.info('SabNZBd deleted failed release %s successfully.', slot['name'])
+                            elif result == "Missing authentication":
+                                log.error("Incorrect username/password or API?.")
+                            else:
+                                log.error("Unknown error: " + result[:40])
 
-                    return 'failed'
-                else:
-                    return slot['status'].lower()
+                        return 'failed'
+                    else:
+                        return slot['status'].lower()
+        except:
+            log.debug('No items in history: %s', (traceback.format_exc()))
 
         return 'not_found'