diff --git a/bazarr/utils.py b/bazarr/utils.py
index 6a3cf8951..d16028921 100644
--- a/bazarr/utils.py
+++ b/bazarr/utils.py
@@ -258,8 +258,12 @@ class GetSonarrInfo:
                 else:
                     raise json.decoder.JSONDecodeError
             except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-                sv = url_sonarr() + "/api/v3/system/status?apikey=" + settings.sonarr.apikey
-                sonarr_version = requests.get(sv, timeout=60, verify=False, headers=headers).json()['version']
+                try:
+                    sv = url_sonarr() + "/api/v3/system/status?apikey=" + settings.sonarr.apikey
+                    sonarr_version = requests.get(sv, timeout=60, verify=False, headers=headers).json()['version']
+                except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+                    logging.debug('BAZARR cannot get Sonarr version')
+                    sonarr_version = 'unknown'
             except Exception:
                 logging.debug('BAZARR cannot get Sonarr version')
                 sonarr_version = 'unknown'