diff --git a/stampy/plugin/chuck.py b/stampy/plugin/chuck.py
index 6ab9682..c49a12d 100644
--- a/stampy/plugin/chuck.py
+++ b/stampy/plugin/chuck.py
@@ -78,22 +78,27 @@ def cn(message):
 
     text = "``` "
     # we might get more than one result
-    result = json.loads(requests.get(url).content)
-    if 'result' in result:
-        if result['total'] != 0:
-            try:
-                totalelem = len(result['result'])
-            except:
-                totalelem = 0
-            if totalelem > 1:
-                elem = random.randint(0, totalelem - 1)
+    try:
+        result = json.loads(requests.get(url).content)
+    except:
+        result = None
+
+    if result:
+        if 'result' in result:
+            if result['total'] != 0:
+                try:
+                    totalelem = len(result['result'])
+                except:
+                    totalelem = 0
+                if totalelem > 1:
+                    elem = random.randint(0, totalelem - 1)
+                else:
+                    elem = 0
+                text += result['result'][elem]['value']
             else:
-                elem = 0
-            text += result['result'][elem]['value']
+                text += "Chuck Norris didn't said a word about it."
         else:
-            text += "Chuck Norris didn't said a word about it."
-    else:
-        text += result['value']
+            text += result['value']
 
     text += " ```"
     stampy.stampy.sendmessage(chat_id=chat_id, text=text,