diff --git a/include/bbcode.php b/include/bbcode.php
index c1156e3afe..8545b2ff82 100644
--- a/include/bbcode.php
+++ b/include/bbcode.php
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ function tryoembed($match){
 
 	$o = oembed_fetch_url($url);
 
+	if (!is_object($o))
+		return $match[0];
+
 	if (isset($match[2]))
 		$o->title = $match[2];