diff --git a/src/series/tasks.py b/src/series/tasks.py
index 1de5839..e4811b2 100644
--- a/src/series/tasks.py
+++ b/src/series/tasks.py
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ def episode_counter(imdb_api_key, s, data):
                 episode_date = datetime.strptime(released_date, '%d %b %Y')
                 if (episode_date - now_date).days > 0:
                     raise ValueError
-            except ValueError: 
-                return new_episodes_count, int(last_n)+1, last_i+1 if new_episodes_count > 0 else 0, 0, 0
+            except ValueError:
+                try:
+                    return new_episodes_count, int(last_n)+1, last_i+1 if new_episodes_count > 0 else 0, 0, 0
+                except UnboundLocalError:
+                    return new_episodes_count, int(n)+1, last_i+1 if new_episodes_count > 0 else 0, 0, 0
             last_i = i
             new_episodes_count += 1
         last_n = n