diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/TorrentPotato/TorrentPotatoRequestGenerator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/TorrentPotato/TorrentPotatoRequestGenerator.cs
index b9856250b..808a40b89 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/TorrentPotato/TorrentPotatoRequestGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/TorrentPotato/TorrentPotatoRequestGenerator.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.TorrentPotato
             {
                 requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("user", Settings.User);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("user", "");
+            }
+
             requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search", "the");
 
             yield return new IndexerRequest(requestBuilder.Build());
@@ -98,6 +103,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.TorrentPotato
             {
                 requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("user", Settings.User);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("user", "");
+            }
 
             if (searchCriteria.Movie.ImdbId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {