diff --git a/core/scraping/uztracker_scraper.py b/core/scraping/uztracker_scraper.py
index afcf071..a740e85 100644
--- a/core/scraping/uztracker_scraper.py
+++ b/core/scraping/uztracker_scraper.py
@@ -2,76 +2,96 @@ import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 global url_uztracker
+global up
 url_uztracker = "https://uztracker.net/tracker.php?nm=" # placeholder url for now
-response = requests.get(url_uztracker) # get da content from da url
-soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, 'html.parser') # create bs object
+try:
+    response = requests.get(url_uztracker) # get da content from da url
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, 'html.parser') # create bs object
+    up = True
+except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+    print(f"\nRequest Exception on {url_uztracker}:")
+    print(e)
+    print("\nIs the Site down?")
+    up = False
 
 def scrape_uztracker(search, debug):
-    search_url = url_uztracker + search
-    if debug:
-        print(search_url)
-    result = False
-    global results
-    global resulttitles
-    results = []
-    resulttitles = []
+    if up:
+        search_url = url_uztracker + search
+        if debug:
+            print(search_url)
+        result = False
+        global results
+        global resulttitles
+        results = []
+        resulttitles = []
 
-    try:
-        resultCount = 0
-        response = requests.get(search_url)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
-        links = soup.find_all('a', class_="genmed tLink", href=lambda x: x and x.startswith('./viewtopic'))
-        for link in links:
-            if link.b:
-                resultCount += 1
-                
-                # print(f"Result found: ({resultCount}) {link.b.text} | {link['href']}")
-                results.append(link['href'])
-                resulttitles.append(link.b.text)
-                result = True
-                
-        if result:
-            return resulttitles, results
-                
-        if not result:
-            if debug:
-                print(f'No Results found for "{search}"')
-            # add popup in gui for no result
-            return
-        
-    except requests.RequestException as e:
-        if result:
-            print(f"Failed to fetch {search_url}: {e}")
-        return None
+        try:
+            resultCount = 0
+            response = requests.get(search_url)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
+            links = soup.find_all('a', class_="genmed tLink", href=lambda x: x and x.startswith('./viewtopic'))
+            for link in links:
+                if link.b:
+                    resultCount += 1
+                    
+                    # print(f"Result found: ({resultCount}) {link.b.text} | {link['href']}")
+                    results.append(link['href'])
+                    resulttitles.append(link.b.text)
+                    result = True
+                    
+            if result:
+                return resulttitles, results
+                    
+            if not result:
+                if debug:
+                    print(f'No Results found for "{search}"')
+                # add popup in gui for no result
+                return
+            
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            if result:
+                print(f"Failed to fetch {search_url}: {e}")
+            return None
+    else:
+        print("Error: Uztracker down")
+        return None, None    
 
 def get_post_title(post_url, debug):
-    response = requests.get(post_url)
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
-    maintitle = soup.find(class_='tt-text')
-    if maintitle:
-        return maintitle.text
+    if up:
+        response = requests.get(post_url)
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
+        maintitle = soup.find(class_='tt-text')
+        if maintitle:
+            return maintitle.text
+        else:
+            if debug:
+                print("Program not found")
     else:
-        if debug:
-            print("Program not found")
+        print("Error: Uztracker down")
+        return None   
 
     
 def get_magnet_link(post_url, debug):
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(post_url)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
-        magnet_link = soup.find('a', href=lambda x: x and x.startswith('magnet:'))
-        if magnet_link:
+    if up:
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(post_url)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
+            magnet_link = soup.find('a', href=lambda x: x and x.startswith('magnet:'))
+            if magnet_link:
+                if debug:
+                    print("Magnet Link Retrieved: ", magnet_link['href'])
+                return magnet_link['href']
+            else:
+                if debug:
+                    print("Magnet Link not Found!")
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
             if debug:
-                print("Magnet Link Retrieved: ", magnet_link['href'])
-            return magnet_link['href']
-        else:
-            if debug:
-                print("Magnet Link not Found!")
-    except requests.RequestException as e:
-        if debug:
-            print(f"Failed to fetch {post_url}: {e}")
+                print(f"Failed to fetch {post_url}: {e}")
+    else:
+        print("Error: Uztracker down") 
+        return None
 
 # What x and x.startswith('magnet:') Does
 # x - check if x exists (not None/empty)