diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e622190e..466cf8aa 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-### 0.12.6 (2017-02-17 03:48:00 UTC)
+### 0.12.7 (2017-02-17 15:00:00 UTC)
+
+* Change accept lists in JSON responses
+* Change do not log error for empty BTN un/pw in most cases
+* Change BTN to only try API once when doing alternative name searches
+* Change when API fails, warn users as a tip that they can configure un/pw
+
+
+### 0.12.6 (2017-02-17 03:48:00 UTC)
 
 * Change skip episodes that have no wanted qualities
 * Change download picked .nzb file on demand and not before
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index afd5b6e6..4396aebb 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ def getURL(url, post_data=None, params=None, headers=None, timeout=30, session=N
     if json:
         try:
             data_json = resp.json()
-            return ({}, data_json)[isinstance(data_json, dict)]
+            return ({}, data_json)[isinstance(data_json, (dict, list))]
         except (TypeError, Exception) as e:
             logger.log(u'JSON data issue from URL %s\r\nDetail... %s' % (url, e.message), logger.WARNING)
             return None
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/btn.py b/sickbeard/providers/btn.py
index 74ff8e65..13dd90be 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/btn.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/btn.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import time
 from . import generic
 from sickbeard import helpers, logger, scene_exceptions, tvcache
 from sickbeard.bs4_parser import BS4Parser
+from sickbeard.exceptions import AuthException
 from sickbeard.helpers import tryInt
 from lib.unidecode import unidecode
 
@@ -57,8 +58,12 @@ class BTNProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
 
     def _authorised(self, **kwargs):
 
+        return self._check_auth()
+
+    def _check_auth(self, **kwargs):
+
         if not self.api_key and not (self.username and self.password):
-            raise AuthException('Must set ApiKey or Username/Password for %s in config provider options' % self.name)
+            raise AuthException('Must set Api key or Username/Password for %s in config provider options' % self.name)
         return True
 
     def _search_provider(self, search_params, age=0, **kwargs):
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ class BTNProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
         self.auth_html = None
 
         results = []
+        api_up = True
 
         for mode in search_params.keys():
             for search_param in search_params[mode]:
@@ -87,11 +93,12 @@ class BTNProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
 
                 try:
                     response = None
-                    if self.api_key:
+                    if api_up and self.api_key:
                         self.session.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json-rpc'
                         response = helpers.getURL(
                             self.url_api, post_data=json_rpc(params), session=self.session, json=True)
                     if not response:
+                        api_up = False
                         results = self.html(mode, search_string, results)
                     error_text = response['error']['message']
                     logger.log(
@@ -100,9 +107,12 @@ class BTNProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
                          or u'Action prematurely ended. %(prov)s server error response = %(desc)s') %
                         {'prov': self.name, 'desc': error_text}, logger.WARNING)
                     return results
+                except AuthException:
+                    logger.log('API looks to be down, add un/pw config detail to be used as a fallback', logger.WARNING)
                 except (KeyError, Exception):
-                    data_json = response and 'result' in response and response['result'] or {}
+                    pass
 
+                data_json = response and 'result' in response and response['result'] or {}
                 if data_json:
 
                     found_torrents = 'torrents' in data_json and data_json['torrents'] or {}
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
index 80fd3163..540272ed 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/generic.py
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ class TorrentProvider(object, GenericProvider):
         elif hasattr(self, 'username') and hasattr(self, 'api_key'):
             if self.username and self.api_key:
                 return True
-            setting = 'Apikey or Username'
+            setting = 'Api key or Username'
         elif hasattr(self, 'username') and hasattr(self, 'passkey'):
             if self.username and self.passkey:
                 return True
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ class TorrentProvider(object, GenericProvider):
         elif hasattr(self, 'api_key'):
             if self.api_key:
                 return True
-            setting = 'Apikey'
+            setting = 'Api key'
         elif hasattr(self, 'passkey'):
             if self.passkey:
                 return True