diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Trakt/TraktCommunicationException.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Trakt/TraktCommunicationException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d09dad66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/Trakt/TraktCommunicationException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource.Trakt
+{
+   public class TraktCommunicationException : Exception
+    {
+       public TraktCommunicationException(string message, Exception innerException) : base(message, innerException)
+       {
+       }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
index 15cfc87d1..99bfd09da 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/MetadataSource/TraktProxy.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MediaCover;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource
             var restRequest = new RestRequest(title.ToSearchTerm());
             var response = client.Execute<List<Show>>(restRequest);
 
+            CheckForError(response);
+
             return response.Data.Select(MapSeries).ToList();
         }
 
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource
             var restRequest = new RestRequest(tvDbSeriesId.ToString() + "/extended");
             var response = client.Execute<Show>(restRequest);
 
+            CheckForError(response);
+
             var episodes = response.Data.seasons.SelectMany(c => c.episodes).Select(MapEpisode).ToList();
             var series = MapSeries(response.Data);
 
@@ -120,5 +125,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MetadataSource
 
             return match.Captures[0].Value;
         }
+
+        private void CheckForError(IRestResponse response)
+        {
+            if (response.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                throw new TraktCommunicationException(response.ErrorMessage, response.ErrorException);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 2ff65b46a..b717a5269 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\Events\SeriesRenamedEvent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\RenameEpisodeFileService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\UpgradeMediaFileService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="MetadataSource\Trakt\TraktCommunicationException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\Email\TestEmailCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\Growl\GrowlSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\Growl\TestGrowlCommand.cs" />