diff --git a/unwind/imdb.py b/unwind/imdb.py
index 5159fa9..e541277 100644
--- a/unwind/imdb.py
+++ b/unwind/imdb.py
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ find_movie_id = re.compile(r"/title/(?P<id>tt\d+)/").search
 
 def movie_and_rating_from_item(item) -> tuple[Movie, Rating]:
 
+    genres = (genre := item.find("span", "genre")) and genre.string or ""
     movie = Movie(
         title=item.h3.a.string.strip(),
-        genres=set(s.strip() for s in item.find("span", "genre").string.split(",")),
+        genres=set(s.strip() for s in genres.split(",")),
     )
 
     episode_br = item.h3.br