diff --git a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
index 43d81a585..9b91f9e87 100644
--- a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
+++ b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.ExternalAPI.js
@@ -1230,6 +1230,16 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.ExternalAPI == 'undefined') {
 
 			isInstagramUrl: function(url) {
 				return url.match("instagr.am/p/") || url.match("instagram.com/p/");
+			},
+
+			getInstagramIdFromUrl: function(url) {
+				try {
+					return d.split("\/p\/")[1].split("/")[0];	
+				} catch(e) {
+					trace("Invalid Instagram url: " + url);
+					return null;
+				}
+				
 			}
 		},
 		
diff --git a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.MediaType.js b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.MediaType.js
index 064b5e793..52941f254 100644
--- a/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.MediaType.js
+++ b/source/js/Core/Media/VMM.MediaType.js
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.MediaType == 'undefined') {
 		} else if (VMM.ExternalAPI.instagram.isInstagramUrl(d)) {
 			media.type = "instagram";
 			media.link = d;
-			media.id = d.split("\/p\/")[1].split("/")[0];
-			success = true;
+			media.id = VMM.ExternalAPI.instagram.getInstagramIdFromUrl(d)
+			success = Boolean(media.id);
 		} else if (d.match(/jpg|jpeg|png|gif/i) || d.match("staticmap") || d.match("yfrog.com") || d.match("twitpic.com")) {
 			media.type = "image";
 			media.id = d;