diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs
index 5c864d7f6..1f3dacb82 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http
             catch (WebException e)
             {
                 httpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)e.Response;
+
+                if (httpWebResponse == null)
+                {
+                    throw;
+                }
             }
 
             Byte[] data = null;