diff --git a/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py b/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
index e11d557e..2199622a 100644
--- a/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
+++ b/lib/tvrage_api/tvrage_api.py
@@ -366,10 +366,20 @@ class TVRage:
 
             # get response from TVRage
             resp = sess.get(url, params=params)
+        except requests.HTTPError, e:
+            raise tvrage_error("HTTP error " + str(e.errno) + " while loading URL " + str(url))
+
+        except requests.ConnectionError, e:
+            lastTimeout = dt.datetime.now()
+            raise tvrage_error("Connection error " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + str(url))
+
+        except requests.Timeout, e:
+            lastTimeout = dt.datetime.now()
+            raise tvrage_error("Connection timed out " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + str(url))
+
         except Exception, e:
-            if not str(e).startswith('HTTP Error'):
-                lastTimeout = dt.datetime.now()
-            raise tvrage_error("Could not connect to server: %s" % (e))
+            lastTimeout = dt.datetime.now()
+            raise tvrage_error("Unknown exception while loading URL " + str(url) + ": " + str(e))
 
         if 'application/zip' in resp.headers.get("Content-Type", ''):
             try:
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index 40560616..1bda5f4d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ Returns a byte-string retrieved from the url provider.
         logger.log(u"Connection error " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
         return None
 
+    except requests.Timeout, e:
+        logger.log(u"Connection timed out " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
+        return None
+
     except Exception:
         logger.log(u"Unknown exception while loading URL " + url + ": " + traceback.format_exc(), logger.WARNING)
         return None
@@ -224,6 +228,10 @@ def download_file(url, filename):
         logger.log(u"Connection error " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
         return False
 
+    except requests.Timeout, e:
+        logger.log(u"Connection timed out " + str(e.message) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
+        return False
+
     except Exception:
         _remove_file_failed(filename)
         logger.log(u"Unknown exception while loading URL " + url + ": " + traceback.format_exc(), logger.WARNING)
diff --git a/sickbeard/showUpdater.py b/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
index 55ae8eeb..46b4d0a3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
+++ b/sickbeard/showUpdater.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class ShowUpdater():
         # update at 3 AM
         run_updater_time = datetime.time(hour=3)
 
-        update_datetime = datetime.time.now()
-        update_date = update_datetime.time
+        update_datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
+        update_date = update_datetime.date()
 
         logger.log(u"Checking update interval", logger.DEBUG)
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ShowUpdater():
 
         myDB = db.DBConnection()
         # last_update_date <= 90 days, sorted ASC because dates are ordinal
-        sql_result = myDB.select("SELECT indexer_id FROM tv_shows WHERE status = 'Ended' AND last_update_indexer <= ? ORDER BY last_update_tvdb ASC LIMIT 10;", [stale_update_date])
+        sql_result = myDB.select("SELECT indexer_id FROM tv_shows WHERE status = 'Ended' AND last_update_indexer <= ? ORDER BY last_update_indexer ASC LIMIT 10;", [stale_update_date])
 
         for cur_result in sql_result:
             stale_should_update.append(cur_result['indexer_id'])