diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
index 5f66201d5..974956555 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Cardigann
 
         protected override bool CheckIfLoginNeeded(HttpResponse httpResponse)
         {
+            if (httpResponse.HasHttpError)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             var generator = (CardigannRequestGenerator)GetRequestGenerator();
 
             SetCookieFunctions(generator);