diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 12faab46..f769720a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 
 [develop changelog]
 * Change send nzb data to NZBGet for Anizb instead of url
+* Change ensure KAT URL is available
 
 
 ### 0.11.12 (2016-06-20 02:20:00 UTC)
diff --git a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
index f059a5dc..a602b101 100644
--- a/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
+++ b/sickbeard/providers/kat.py
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ class KATProvider(generic.TorrentProvider):
     def _search_provider(self, search_params, search_mode='eponly', epcount=0, **kwargs):
 
         results = []
+        if None is self.url:
+            return results
         items = {'Cache': [], 'Season': [], 'Episode': [], 'Propers': []}
 
         rc = dict((k, re.compile('(?i)' + v)) for (k, v) in {'link': 'normal', 'get': '^magnet', 'verif': 'verif'}.items())