diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
index 7a6cb8192..84cf0c434 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/AddSeriesController.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
+using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Jobs;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
         private readonly TvDbProvider _tvDbProvider;
         private readonly DiskProvider _diskProvider;
 
+        private static readonly Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
         public AddSeriesController(RootDirProvider rootFolderProvider,
                                    ConfigProvider configProvider,
                                    QualityProvider qualityProvider, TvDbProvider tvDbProvider,
@@ -83,17 +86,26 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Web.Controllers
             foreach (var folder in unmappedList)
             {
                 var foldername = new DirectoryInfo(folder).Name;
-                var tvdbResult = _tvDbProvider.SearchSeries(foldername).FirstOrDefault();
 
-                var title = String.Empty;
-                var seriesId = 0;
-                if (tvdbResult != null)
+                try
                 {
-                    title = tvdbResult.SeriesName;
-                    seriesId = tvdbResult.Id;
-                }
+                    var tvdbResult = _tvDbProvider.SearchSeries(foldername).FirstOrDefault();
+
+                    var title = String.Empty;
+                    var seriesId = 0;
+                    if (tvdbResult != null)
+                    {
+                        title = tvdbResult.SeriesName;
+                        seriesId = tvdbResult.Id;
+                    }
 
-                result.ExistingSeries.Add(new Tuple<string, string, int>(folder, title, seriesId));
+                    result.ExistingSeries.Add(new Tuple<string, string, int>(folder, title, seriesId));
+                }
+                catch(Exception ex)
+                {
+                    logger.WarnException("Failed to connect to TheTVDB to search for: " + foldername, ex);
+                    return View();
+                }
             }
 
             var defaultQuality = Convert.ToInt32(_configProvider.DefaultQualityProfile);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
index 45e12b0bd..1e95d2ddd 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/AddSeries/ExistingSeries.cshtml
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
     Layout = null;
 }
 
-@if (Model.ExistingSeries.Count == 0)
+@if (Model == null)
+{
+    <h2 style="color: tomato">
+        Error searching TheTVDB, please try again later.
+    </h2>
+}
+
+else if (!Model.ExistingSeries.Any())
 {
     <h2 style="color: tomato">
         No series available. Try adding a new Root Folder.