diff --git a/origin/origin_channels.py b/origin/origin_channels.py
index d30beb5..5973c77 100644
--- a/origin/origin_channels.py
+++ b/origin/origin_channels.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import m3u8
+import json
 
 
 class OriginChannels():
@@ -50,22 +51,27 @@ class OriginChannels():
 
                     chan_item_url = "%s/status/%s" % (self.base_api_url, str(channel_dict["id"]))
                     chan_item_urlopn = self.fhdhr.web.session.get(chan_item_url)
-                    stirr_chan_item = chan_item_urlopn.json()
-
-                    channel_ids.append(str(channel_dict["id"]))
-
                     try:
-                        thumbnail = channel_dict["icon"]["src"].split("?")[0]
-                    except TypeError:
-                        thumbnail = None
+                        stirr_chan_item = chan_item_urlopn.json()
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        stirr_chan_item = None
 
-                    clean_station_item = {
-                                         "name": stirr_chan_item['rss']["channel"]["title"],
-                                         "callsign": channel_dict["display-name"],
-                                         "id": str(channel_dict["id"]),
-                                         "thumbnail": thumbnail
-                                         }
-                    channel_list.append(clean_station_item)
+                    if stirr_chan_item:
+
+                        channel_ids.append(str(channel_dict["id"]))
+
+                        try:
+                            thumbnail = channel_dict["icon"]["src"].split("?")[0]
+                        except TypeError:
+                            thumbnail = None
+
+                        clean_station_item = {
+                                             "name": stirr_chan_item['rss']["channel"]["title"],
+                                             "callsign": channel_dict["display-name"],
+                                             "id": str(channel_dict["id"]),
+                                             "thumbnail": thumbnail
+                                             }
+                        channel_list.append(clean_station_item)
 
         return channel_list