diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBits.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBits.cs
index 5185433a5..1574d53e0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBits.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBits.cs
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.HDBits
             return new HDBitsParser(Settings);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsApi.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsApi.cs
index 9bb6d624b..aba22a1f2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsApi.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsApi.cs
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.HDBits
         ImdbImportFail = 8,
         ImdbTvNotAllowed = 9
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsParser.cs
index c5a6dfa4a..0a183ff77 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsParser.cs
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.HDBits
 
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsRequestGenerator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsRequestGenerator.cs
index 84fef6bb8..cd1ff7ccb 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsRequestGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HDBits/HDBitsRequestGenerator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
@@ -45,17 +44,34 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.HDBits
             return new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
         }
 
-        public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(MovieSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
+        public virtual IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(MovieSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
-
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
             var queryBase = new TorrentQuery();
-            var query = queryBase.Clone();
-            query.ImdbInfo.Id = int.Parse(searchCriteria.Movie.ImdbId.Substring(2));
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(query));
+
+            if (TryAddSearchParameters(queryBase, searchCriteria))
+            {
+                var query = queryBase.Clone();
+                query.ImdbInfo.Id = int.Parse(searchCriteria.Movie.ImdbId.Substring(2));
+                pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(query));
+            }
+
             return pageableRequests;
         }
 
+        private bool TryAddSearchParameters(TorrentQuery query, SearchCriteriaBase searchCriteria)
+        {
+            var imdbId = int.Parse(searchCriteria.Movie.ImdbId.Substring(2));
+
+            if (imdbId != 0)
+            {
+                query.ImdbInfo = query.ImdbInfo ?? new ImdbInfo();
+                query.ImdbInfo.Id = imdbId;
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         private IEnumerable<IndexerRequest> GetRequest(TorrentQuery query)
         {
             var request = new HttpRequestBuilder(Settings.BaseUrl)
@@ -75,4 +91,4 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.HDBits
             yield return new IndexerRequest(request);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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