diff --git a/ripper b/ripper
index 719cfb4..39d7dad 100755
--- a/ripper
+++ b/ripper
@@ -67,10 +67,16 @@ for channel_id in $IDs; do
 		fi
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$LEGACYMODE" ];then
-		curl -s "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=$channel_id" |
-			xml2 | grep '^/feed/entry/yt:videoId=' |
+		channelxml="$( curl -s "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=$channel_id" )"
+		if echo "$channelxml" | grep -q '<title>Error 404 (Not Found)!!1</title>'
+		then
+			echo "Grabbing rss feed for channel failed"
+			echo "Is https://youtube.com/channel/$channel_id still up?"
+		else
+			echo "$channelxml" | xml2 | grep '^/feed/entry/yt:videoId=' |
 			sed 's|^\/feed\/entry\/yt:videoId=|https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|' |
 			grep -vf "$BLACKLIST" >> /tmp/todownload$$
+		fi
 	else
 		#Only try to download videos, not sheduled livestreams
 		echo "$json" | jq '.items[] | select(.snippet.liveBroadcastContent != "upcoming") | .id.videoId' |