diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/TorrentNetwork.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/TorrentNetwork.cs
index 036f343b3..5a43083c1 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/TorrentNetwork.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/TorrentNetwork.cs
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             APIHeaders["Authorization"] = token;
 
             var curuser = await SendAPIRequest("curuser", null);
-
+            if (curuser.passkey.IsNullOrEmptyOrWhitespace())
+                throw new ExceptionWithConfigData("got empty passkey: " + curuser.ToString(), configData);
+            passkey = curuser.passkey;
             var passkeyItem = (HiddenItem)configData.GetDynamic("passkey");
-            passkeyItem.Value = curuser.passkey;
+            passkeyItem.Value = passkey;
 
             var tokenItem = (HiddenItem)configData.GetDynamic("token");
             tokenItem.Value = token;
@@ -181,6 +183,9 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 
             searchUrl += "?" + queryCollection.GetQueryString();
 
+            if (passkey.IsNullOrEmptyOrWhitespace())
+                await ApplyConfiguration(null);
+
             var result = await SendAPIRequest(searchUrl, null);
             try
             {