diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRssParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRssParser.cs
index c2b733dfc..75b244fda 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRssParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRssParser.cs
@@ -139,11 +139,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
 
         protected string TryGetNewznabAttribute(XElement item, string key, string defaultValue = "")
         {
-            var attr = item.Elements(ns + "attr").FirstOrDefault(e => e.Attribute("name").Value.Equals(key, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
-
-            if (attr != null)
+            var attrElement = item.Elements(ns + "attr").FirstOrDefault(e => e.Attribute("name").Value.Equals(key, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            if (attrElement != null)
             {
-                return attr.Attribute("value").Value;
+                var attrValue = attrElement.Attribute("value");
+                if (attrValue != null)
+                {
+                    return attrValue.Value;
+                }
             }
 
             return defaultValue;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/TorznabRssParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/TorznabRssParser.cs
index 8eaaf851a..9fb5614c1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/TorznabRssParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/TorznabRssParser.cs
@@ -181,11 +181,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Torznab
 
         protected string TryGetTorznabAttribute(XElement item, string key, string defaultValue = "")
         {
-            var attr = item.Elements(ns + "attr").FirstOrDefault(e => e.Attribute("name").Value.Equals(key, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
-
-            if (attr != null)
+            var attrElement = item.Elements(ns + "attr").FirstOrDefault(e => e.Attribute("name").Value.Equals(key, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            if (attrElement != null)
             {
-                return attr.Attribute("value").Value;
+                var attrValue = attrElement.Attribute("value");
+                if (attrValue != null)
+                {
+                    return attrValue.Value;
+                }
             }
 
             return defaultValue;