diff --git a/lbrynet/core/utils.py b/lbrynet/core/utils.py
index 3fc867f4e..7d9683224 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/utils.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/utils.py
@@ -134,8 +134,31 @@ def get_sd_hash(stream_info):
         return None
     if isinstance(stream_info, ClaimDict):
         return stream_info.source_hash
-    return stream_info['stream']['source']['source']
+    path = ['claim', 'value', 'stream', 'source', 'source']
+    result = safe_dict_descend(stream_info, *path)
+    if not result:
+        log.warn("Unable to get sd_hash via path %s" % path)
+    return result
 
 
 def json_dumps_pretty(obj, **kwargs):
     return json.dumps(obj, sort_keys=True, indent=2, separators=(',', ': '), **kwargs)
+
+
+def safe_dict_descend(source, *path):
+    """
+    For when you want to do something like
+    stream_info['claim']['value']['stream']['source']['source']"
+    but don't trust that every last one of those keys exists
+    """
+    cur_source = source
+    for path_entry in path:
+        try:
+            if path_entry not in cur_source:
+                return None
+        except TypeError:
+            # This happens if we try to keep going along a path that isn't
+            # a dictionary (see e.g. test_safe_dict_descend_typeerror)
+            return None
+        cur_source = cur_source[path_entry]
+    return cur_source
diff --git a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
index d19ce92b7..e65c76f9a 100644
--- a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -2881,7 +2881,10 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         if uri:
             metadata = yield self._resolve_name(uri)
             sd_hash = utils.get_sd_hash(metadata)
-            blobs = yield self.get_blobs_for_sd_hash(sd_hash)
+            try:
+                blobs = yield self.get_blobs_for_sd_hash(sd_hash)
+            except NoSuchSDHash:
+                blobs = []
         elif stream_hash:
             try:
                 blobs = yield self.get_blobs_for_stream_hash(stream_hash)
diff --git a/lbrynet/tests/unit/core/test_utils.py b/lbrynet/tests/unit/core/test_utils.py
index b7eecea60..4d55736d4 100644
--- a/lbrynet/tests/unit/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/lbrynet/tests/unit/core/test_utils.py
@@ -31,3 +31,47 @@ class ObfuscationTest(unittest.TestCase):
         plain = '☃'
         obf = utils.obfuscate(plain)
         self.assertEqual(plain, utils.deobfuscate(obf))
+
+
+class SafeDictDescendTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_safe_dict_descend_happy(self):
+        nested = {
+            'foo': {
+                'bar': {
+                    'baz': 3
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(
+            utils.safe_dict_descend(nested, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'),
+            3
+        )
+
+    def test_safe_dict_descend_typeerror(self):
+        nested = {
+            'foo': {
+                'bar': 7
+            }
+        }
+        self.assertIsNone(utils.safe_dict_descend(nested, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'))
+
+    def test_safe_dict_descend_missing(self):
+        nested = {
+            'foo': {
+                'barn': 7
+            }
+        }
+        self.assertIsNone(utils.safe_dict_descend(nested, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'))
+
+    def test_empty_dict_doesnt_explode(self):
+        nested = {}
+        self.assertIsNone(utils.safe_dict_descend(nested, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'))
+
+    def test_identity(self):
+        nested = {
+            'foo': {
+                'bar': 7
+            }
+        }
+        self.assertIs(nested, utils.safe_dict_descend(nested))