diff --git a/app.yaml b/app.yaml
index b4ae8cf..2ae8ae4 100644
--- a/app.yaml
+++ b/app.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ffd-retief-hrd fanfictiondownloader
 application: fanfictiondownloader
-version: 4-4-93
+version: 4-4-94
 runtime: python27
 api_version: 1
 threadsafe: true
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
index 4f6d808..cb90225 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FanFictionDownLoaderBase(InterfaceActionBase):
     description         = _('UI plugin to download FanFiction stories from various sites.')
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
     author              = 'Jim Miller'
-    version             = (1, 8, 12)
+    version             = (1, 8, 13)
     minimum_calibre_version = (1, 13, 0)
 
     #: This field defines the GUI plugin class that contains all the code
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
index 6c254d9..f0ed021 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ class FanFictionDownLoaderPlugin(InterfaceAction):
         book['end'] = None
         book['comment'] = '' # note this is a comment on the d/l or update.
         book['url'] = ''
+        book['site'] = ''
         book['added'] = False
         return book
     
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/__init__.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/__init__.py
index 85c5f3c..5875beb 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/__init__.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/__init__.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def getConfigSectionFor(url):
 
 def getClassFor(url):
     ## fix up leading protocol.
-    fixedurl = re.sub(r"(?i)^[htps]+[:/]+","http://",url.strip())
+    fixedurl = re.sub(r"(?i)^[htp]+(s?)[:/]+",r"http\1://",url.strip())
     if not fixedurl.startswith("http"):
         fixedurl = "http://%s"%url
     ## remove any trailing '#' locations.
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
index 0da91cf..448be87 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ class BaseSiteAdapter(Configurable):
             time.sleep(sleeptime)	
             try:
                 return self._decode(self._fetchUrlRaw(url,parameters))
+            except u2.HTTPError, he:
+                if he.code == 404:
+                    logger.warn("Caught an exception reading URL: %s  Exception %s."%(unicode(url),unicode(he)))
+                    excpt=he
+                    break # break out on 404
             except Exception, e:
                 excpt=e
                 logger.warn("Caught an exception reading URL: %s  Exception %s."%(unicode(url),unicode(e)))