diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9e80da8c..0c0a004b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 * Add desktop notifications
 * Change the AniDB provider image for a sharper looking version
 * Change to streamline iCal function and make it handle missing network names
+* Change when picking a best result to only test items that have a size specifier against the failed history
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Change uT params from unicode to str.format as magnet URLs worked but sending files in POST bodies failed
diff --git a/sickbeard/search.py b/sickbeard/search.py
index ab07248e..30174d3d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search.py
@@ -222,8 +222,9 @@ def pickBestResult(results, show, quality_list=None):
                        logger.MESSAGE)
             continue
 
-        if sickbeard.USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS and failed_history.hasFailed(cur_result.name, cur_result.size,
-                                                                       cur_result.provider.name):
+        cur_size = getattr(cur_result, 'size', None)
+        if sickbeard.USE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS and None is not cur_size and failed_history.hasFailed(
+                cur_result.name, cur_size, cur_result.provider.name):
             logger.log(cur_result.name + u" has previously failed, rejecting it")
             continue