diff --git a/themoviedbapi/src/main/java/com/moviejukebox/themoviedb/tools/WebBrowser.java b/themoviedbapi/src/main/java/com/moviejukebox/themoviedb/tools/WebBrowser.java
index e9d70fbb6..b76783064 100644
--- a/themoviedbapi/src/main/java/com/moviejukebox/themoviedb/tools/WebBrowser.java
+++ b/themoviedbapi/src/main/java/com/moviejukebox/themoviedb/tools/WebBrowser.java
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ public final class WebBrowser {
                 if (in != null) {
                     in.close();
                 }
-                if (cnx != null && cnx instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
+                
+                if (cnx instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
                     ((HttpURLConnection) cnx).disconnect();
                 }
             }