diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 615a4ba3..6a9268ad 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.3-develop38
+1.17.3-develop39
diff --git a/modules/anidb.py b/modules/anidb.py
index d0d0095b..acfa4d9f 100644
--- a/modules/anidb.py
+++ b/modules/anidb.py
@@ -83,13 +83,21 @@ class AniDB:
     def authorize(self, client, version, expiration):
         self.client = client
         self.version = version
-        logger.secret(self.client)
         self.expiration = expiration
+        logger.secret(self.client)
+        if self.config.Cache:
+            value1, value2, success = self.config.Cache.query_testing("anidb_login")
+            if str(value1) == str(client) and str(value2) == str(version) and success:
+                return
         try:
             self.get_anime(69, ignore_cache=True)
+            if self.config.Cache:
+                self.config.Cache.update_testing("anidb_login", self.client, self.version, "True")
         except Failed:
             self.client = None
             self.version = None
+            if self.config.Cache:
+                self.config.Cache.update_testing("anidb_login", self.client, self.version, "False")
             raise
 
     @property
diff --git a/modules/cache.py b/modules/cache.py
index eed5bde5..d4214652 100644
--- a/modules/cache.py
+++ b/modules/cache.py
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ class Cache:
                     type TEXT,
                     text TEXT)"""
                 )
+                cursor.execute(
+                    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS testing (
+                    key INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+                    name TEXT,
+                    value1 TEXT,
+                    value2 TEXT,
+                    success TEXT)"""
+                )
                 cursor.execute("SELECT count(name) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='image_map'")
                 if cursor.fetchone()[0] > 0:
                     cursor.execute(f"SELECT DISTINCT library FROM image_map")
@@ -935,3 +943,26 @@ class Cache:
             with closing(connection.cursor()) as cursor:
                 cursor.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO overlay_special_text(rating_key, type) VALUES(?, ?)", (rating_key, data_type))
                 cursor.execute("UPDATE overlay_special_text SET text = ? WHERE rating_key = ? AND type = ?", (text, rating_key, data_type))
+
+    def query_testing(self, name):
+        value1 = None
+        value2 = None
+        success = None
+        with sqlite3.connect(self.cache_path) as connection:
+            connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+            with closing(connection.cursor()) as cursor:
+                cursor.execute(f"SELECT * FROM testing WHERE name = ?", (name,))
+                row = cursor.fetchone()
+                if row:
+                    value1 = row["value1"]
+                    value2 = row["value2"]
+                    success = True if row["success"] == "True" else False
+        return value1, value2, success
+
+    def update_testing(self, name, value1, value2, success):
+        with sqlite3.connect(self.cache_path) as connection:
+            connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+            with closing(connection.cursor()) as cursor:
+                cursor.execute(f"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO testing(name) VALUES(?)", (name,))
+                sql = f"UPDATE testing SET value1 = ?, value2 = ?, success = ? WHERE name = ?"
+                cursor.execute(sql, (value1, value2, success, name))