1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/io/BearerRequester.java b/src/io/BearerRequester.java
index 11776fc..8af38f8 100644
--- a/src/io/BearerRequester.java
+++ b/src/io/BearerRequester.java
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 package io;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.apache.commons.io.Charsets;
-import org.json.JSONException;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
 import support.ConsumerKeySecret;
 
 /**
@@ -88,9 +87,13 @@ public class BearerRequester extends AbstractRequester {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isValid() throws IOException {
-        // NOTE: this actually contributes to the ratelimit (12/minute)
-        // TODO: find alternative that does not hit the ratelimit
-        Response obj = getJSON("application/rate_limit_status");
-        return !obj.getResp().getAsJsonObject().has("errors");
+        try {
+            // NOTE: this actually contributes to the ratelimit (12/minute)
+            // TODO: find alternative that does not hit the ratelimit
+            Response obj = getJSON("application/rate_limit_status");
+            return obj.getResp().getAsJsonObject().has("errors");
+        } catch (RateLimitException ex) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }