diff --git a/helpers/rating.py b/helpers/rating.py
index 15e4283..353903b 100644
--- a/helpers/rating.py
+++ b/helpers/rating.py
@@ -5,22 +5,26 @@ import requests
 log = logger.get_logger(__name__)
 def get_rating(apikey,movie):
     imdbID =  movie['movie']['ids']['imdb']
-
-    log.debug("Requesting ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
-             ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(),imdbID)
-    r = requests.get('http://www.omdbapi.com/?i=' + imdbID + '&apikey=' + apikey)
-    if(r.status_code == 200):
-        log.debug("Successfully requested ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",
-                  movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
-                  ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(), imdbID)
-        for source in json.loads(r.text)["Ratings"]:
-            if(source['Source'] == 'Rotten Tomatoes'):
-                log.debug("Rotten Tomatoes shows rating: %s for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s ",source['Value'],movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
-             ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(),imdbID)
-                return int(source['Value'].split('%')[0])
+    if(imdbID):
+        log.debug("Requesting ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
+                 ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(),imdbID)
+        r = requests.get('http://www.omdbapi.com/?i=' + imdbID + '&apikey=' + apikey)
+        if(r.status_code == 200):
+            log.debug("Successfully requested ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",
+                      movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
+                      ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(), imdbID)
+            for source in json.loads(r.text)["Ratings"]:
+                if(source['Source'] == 'Rotten Tomatoes'):
+                    log.debug("Rotten Tomatoes shows rating: %s for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s ",source['Value'],movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
+                 ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(),imdbID)
+                    return int(source['Value'].split('%')[0])
+        else:
+            log.debug("Error encountered when requesting ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",
+                     movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
+                     ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(), imdbID)
     else:
-        log.debug("Error encountered when requesting ratings from OMDB for %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s | imdbID: %s",
-                 movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
-                 ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper(), imdbID)
+        log.debug("Skipping %s (%d) | Genres: %s | Country: %s as it does not have an imdbID",
+                  movie['movie']['title'], movie['movie']['year'],
+                  ', '.join(movie['movie']['genres']), movie['movie']['country'].upper())
 
     return -1