diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
index 974956555..2d01ba5f0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Cardigann/Cardigann.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Cardigann
             }
         }
 
+        public override IDictionary<string, string> GrabCookies()
+        {
+            return ((CardigannRequestGenerator)GetRequestGenerator()).Cookies;
+        }
+
         public override object RequestAction(string action, IDictionary<string, string> query)
         {
             if (action == "checkCaptcha")
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
index aa7c5d9c0..39e58c762 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IIndexer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
 
         Task<byte[]> Download(Uri link);
 
+        IDictionary<string, string> GrabCookies();
+
         IndexerCapabilities GetCapabilities();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
index f2f0b6ca7..1632b7d69 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBase.cs
@@ -125,5 +125,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         {
             return Definition.Name;
         }
+
+        public virtual IDictionary<string, string> GrabCookies()
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
index bf5aaa99c..2f78b94b2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerFactory.cs
@@ -267,7 +267,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
                 MapCardigannDefinition(definition);
             }
 
-            return base.Create(definition);
+            var newDef =  base.Create(definition);
+
+            provider.Definition = newDef;
+
+            _indexerStatusService.UpdateCookies(newDef.Id, provider.GrabCookies(), DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromDays(30));
+
+            return newDef;
         }
 
         public override void Update(IndexerDefinition definition)