diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/chaturbate/ChaturbateUpdateService.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/chaturbate/ChaturbateUpdateService.java
index 3d2dfe90..612602c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/chaturbate/ChaturbateUpdateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/chaturbate/ChaturbateUpdateService.java
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package ctbrec.sites.chaturbate;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.StringUtil;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -44,18 +46,22 @@ public class ChaturbateUpdateService extends PaginatedScheduledService {
         return new Task<List<Model>>() {
             @Override
             public List<Model> call() throws IOException {
-                String url = ChaturbateUpdateService.this.url + "?page="+page+"&keywords=&_=" + System.currentTimeMillis();
-                LOG.debug("Fetching page {}", url);
-                Request request = new Request.Builder().url(url).build();
-                Response response = chaturbate.getHttpClient().execute(request, loginRequired);
-                if (response.isSuccessful()) {
-                    List<Model> models = ChaturbateModelParser.parseModels(chaturbate, response.body().string());
-                    response.close();
-                    return models;
+                if(loginRequired && StringUtil.isBlank(ctbrec.Config.getInstance().getSettings().username)) {
+                    return Collections.emptyList();
                 } else {
-                    int code = response.code();
-                    response.close();
-                    throw new IOException("HTTP status " + code);
+                    String url = ChaturbateUpdateService.this.url + "?page="+page+"&keywords=&_=" + System.currentTimeMillis();
+                    LOG.debug("Fetching page {}", url);
+                    Request request = new Request.Builder().url(url).build();
+                    Response response = chaturbate.getHttpClient().execute(request, loginRequired);
+                    if (response.isSuccessful()) {
+                        List<Model> models = ChaturbateModelParser.parseModels(chaturbate, response.body().string());
+                        response.close();
+                        return models;
+                    } else {
+                        int code = response.code();
+                        response.close();
+                        throw new IOException("HTTP status " + code);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/mfc/FriendsUpdateService.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/mfc/FriendsUpdateService.java
index a66712fb..e569f14b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/mfc/FriendsUpdateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/mfc/FriendsUpdateService.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package ctbrec.sites.mfc;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.StringUtil;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -36,57 +38,60 @@ public class FriendsUpdateService extends PaginatedScheduledService {
         return new Task<List<Model>>() {
             @Override
             public List<Model> call() throws IOException {
-                List<MyFreeCamsModel> models = new ArrayList<>();
-                String url = myFreeCams.getBaseUrl() + "/php/manage_lists2.php?passcode=&list_type=friends&data_mode=online&get_user_list=1";
-                Request req = new Request.Builder()
-                        .url(url)
-                        .header("Referer", myFreeCams.getBaseUrl())
-                        .build();
-                Response resp = myFreeCams.getHttpClient().execute(req, true);
-                if(resp.isSuccessful()) {
-                    String json = resp.body().string().substring(4);
-                    try {
-                        JSONObject object = new JSONObject(json);
-                        for (String key : object.keySet()) {
-                            int uid = Integer.parseInt(key);
-                            MyFreeCamsModel model = MyFreeCamsClient.getInstance().getModel(uid);
-                            if(model == null) {
-                                JSONObject modelObject = object.getJSONObject(key);
-                                String name = modelObject.getString("u");
-                                model = myFreeCams.createModel(name);
-                                SessionState st = new SessionState();
-                                st.setM(new ctbrec.sites.mfc.Model());
-                                st.getM().setCamscore(0.0);
-                                st.setU(new User());
-                                st.setUid(uid);
-                                st.setLv(modelObject.getInt("lv"));
-                                st.setVs(127);
-
-                                model.update(st, myFreeCams.getClient().getStreamUrl(st));
-                            }
-                            models.add(model);
-                        }
-                    } catch(Exception e) {
-                        LOG.info("JSON: {}", json);
-                        throw e;
-                    }
+                if(StringUtil.isBlank(ctbrec.Config.getInstance().getSettings().username)) {
+                    return Collections.emptyList();
                 } else {
-                    LOG.error("Couldn't load friends list {} {}", resp.code(), resp.message());
-                    resp.close();
-                }
-                boolean filterOnline = mode == Mode.ONLINE;
-                return models.stream()
-                        .filter(m -> {
-                            try {
-                                return m.isOnline() == filterOnline;
-                            } catch(Exception e) {
-                                return false;
+                    List<MyFreeCamsModel> models = new ArrayList<>();
+                    String url = myFreeCams.getBaseUrl() + "/php/manage_lists2.php?passcode=&list_type=friends&data_mode=online&get_user_list=1";
+                    Request req = new Request.Builder()
+                            .url(url)
+                            .header("Referer", myFreeCams.getBaseUrl())
+                            .build();
+                    Response resp = myFreeCams.getHttpClient().execute(req, true);
+                    if(resp.isSuccessful()) {
+                        String body = resp.body().string().substring(4);
+                        try {
+                            JSONObject json = new JSONObject(body);
+                            for (String key : json.keySet()) {
+                                int uid = Integer.parseInt(key);
+                                MyFreeCamsModel model = MyFreeCamsClient.getInstance().getModel(uid);
+                                if(model == null) {
+                                    JSONObject modelObject = json.getJSONObject(key);
+                                    String name = modelObject.getString("u");
+                                    model = myFreeCams.createModel(name);
+                                    SessionState st = new SessionState();
+                                    st.setM(new ctbrec.sites.mfc.Model());
+                                    st.getM().setCamscore(0.0);
+                                    st.setU(new User());
+                                    st.setUid(uid);
+                                    st.setLv(modelObject.getInt("lv"));
+                                    st.setVs(127);
+
+                                    model.update(st, myFreeCams.getClient().getStreamUrl(st));
+                                }
+                                models.add(model);
                             }
-                        })
-                        .sorted((m1,m2) -> (int)(m2.getCamScore() - m1.getCamScore()))
-                        .skip((page-1) * 50)
-                        .limit(50)
-                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                        } catch(Exception e) {
+                            LOG.info("Exception getting friends list. Response was: {}", body);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        LOG.error("Couldn't load friends list {} {}", resp.code(), resp.message());
+                        resp.close();
+                    }
+                    boolean filterOnline = mode == Mode.ONLINE;
+                    return models.stream()
+                            .filter(m -> {
+                                try {
+                                    return m.isOnline() == filterOnline;
+                                } catch(Exception e) {
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .sorted((m1,m2) -> (int)(m2.getCamScore() - m1.getCamScore()))
+                            .skip((page-1) * 50)
+                            .limit(50)
+                            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                }
             }
         };
     }