diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
index bfe315c3..929187a7 100755
--- a/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/newznab.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class NewznabProvider(generic.NZBProvider):
             base_params['apikey'] = api_key
 
         results = []
-        total = 0
+        total, cnt, search_url, exit_log = 0, len(results), '', False
 
         for mode in search_params.keys():
             for i, params in enumerate(search_params[mode]):
@@ -285,8 +285,13 @@ class NewznabProvider(generic.NZBProvider):
                     except AttributeError:
                         break
 
-                    # No items found or cache mode, prevent from doing another search
-                    if 0 == total or 'Cache' == mode:
+                    # No items found, prevent from doing another search
+                    if 0 == total:
+                        break
+
+                    # Cache mode, prevent from doing another search
+                    if 'Cache' == mode:
+                        exit_log = True
                         break
 
                     if offset != request_params['offset']:
@@ -295,6 +300,7 @@ class NewznabProvider(generic.NZBProvider):
 
                     request_params['offset'] += request_params['limit']
                     if total <= request_params['offset']:
+                        exit_log = True
                         logger.log('%s item%s found that will be used for episode matching' % (total, helpers.maybe_plural(total)),
                                    logger.DEBUG)
                         break
@@ -304,15 +310,23 @@ class NewznabProvider(generic.NZBProvider):
                     logger.log('%s more item%s to fetch from a batch of up to %s items.'
                                % (items, helpers.maybe_plural(items), request_params['limit']), logger.DEBUG)
 
-                    batch_count = len(results) - cnt
-                    if batch_count:
-                        self._log_search(mode, batch_count, search_url)
+                    batch_count = self._log_result(results, mode, cnt, search_url)
+
+                if exit_log:
+                    self._log_result(results, mode, cnt, search_url)
+                    exit_log = False
 
                 if 'tvdbid' in request_params and len(results):
                     break
 
         return results
 
+    def _log_result(self, results, mode, cnt, url):
+        count = len(results) - cnt
+        if count:
+            self._log_search(mode, count, url)
+        return count
+
 
 class NewznabCache(tvcache.TVCache):
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 1d66fc6e..a9433e4e 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -4240,33 +4240,25 @@ class ConfigProviders(Config):
             return newProvider.get_id() + '|' + newProvider.config_str()
 
     def getNewznabCategories(self, name, url, key):
-        '''
+        """
         Retrieves a list of possible categories with category id's
         Using the default url/api?cat
         http://yournewznaburl.com/api?t=caps&apikey=yourapikey
-        '''
-        error = ''
-        success = False
+        """
 
-        if not name:
-            error += '\nNo Provider Name specified'
-        if not url:
-            error += '\nNo Provider Url specified'
-        if not key:
-            error += '\nNo Provider Api key specified'
+        error = not name and 'Name' or not url and 'Url' or not key and 'Apikey' or ''
+        if error:
+            error = '\nNo provider %s specified' % error
+            return json.dumps({'success': False, 'error': error})
 
-        if error <> '':
-            return json.dumps({'success' : False, 'error': error})
+        providers = dict(zip([x.get_id() for x in sickbeard.newznabProviderList], sickbeard.newznabProviderList))
+        temp_provider = newznab.NewznabProvider(name, url, key)
+        if None is not key and starify(key, True):
+            temp_provider.key = providers[temp_provider.get_id()].key
 
-        #Get list with Newznabproviders
-        #providerDict = dict(zip([x.get_id() for x in sickbeard.newznabProviderList], sickbeard.newznabProviderList))
+        success, tv_categories, error = temp_provider.get_newznab_categories()
 
-        #Get newznabprovider obj with provided name
-        tempProvider= newznab.NewznabProvider(name, url, key)
-
-        success, tv_categories, error = tempProvider.get_newznab_categories()
-
-        return json.dumps({'success' : success,'tv_categories' : tv_categories, 'error' : error})
+        return json.dumps({'success': success, 'tv_categories': tv_categories, 'error': error})
 
     def deleteNewznabProvider(self, nnid):