diff --git a/resources/recipes/calcalist.recipe b/resources/recipes/calcalist.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..267924d72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/recipes/calcalist.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
+from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import re
+
+class AdvancedUserRecipe1283848012(BasicNewsRecipe):
+    description   = 'This is a recipe of Calcalist.co.il. The recipe downloads the article page to not hurt the sites advertising income.'
+    cover_url      = 'http://ftp5.bizportal.co.il/web/giflib/news/calcalist.JPG'
+    title          = u'Calcalist'
+    language              = 'he'
+    __author__ = 'marbs'
+    extra_css='img {max-width:100%;} body{direction: rtl;},title{direction: rtl; } ,article_description{direction: rtl; }, a.article{direction: rtl; } ,calibre_feed_description{direction: rtl; }'
+    simultaneous_downloads = 5
+    remove_javascript     = True
+    timefmt        = '[%a, %d %b, %Y]'
+    oldest_article = 1
+    max_articles_per_feed = 100
+    remove_attributes = ['width']
+    simultaneous_downloads = 5
+    keep_only_tags =dict(name='div', attrs={'id':'articleContainer'})
+    remove_tags = [dict(name='p', attrs={'text':[' ']})]
+    max_articles_per_feed = 100
+    preprocess_regexps = [
+        (re.compile(r'<p>&nbsp;</p>', re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE), lambda match: '')
+        ]
+
+
+    feeds          = [(u'\u05d3\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss8.xml'),
+                           (u'24/7', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss3674.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05d1\u05d0\u05d6\u05d6', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss3674.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05de\u05d1\u05d6\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss184.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05d4\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss2.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05d1\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss14.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05d4\u05db\u05e1\u05e3', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss9.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05e0\u05d3\u05dc"\u05df', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss7.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss13.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05e4\u05e8\u05e1\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05e7', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss5.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05e4\u05e0\u05d0\u05d9', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss3.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss4.xml'),
+                           (u'\u05e2\u05e1\u05e7\u05d9 \u05e1\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d8', u'http://www.calcalist.co.il/integration/StoryRss18.xml')]
+
+    def print_version(self, url):
+        split1 = url.split("-")
+        print_url = 'http://www.calcalist.co.il/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-' + split1[1]
+        return print_url
diff --git a/src/calibre/constants.py b/src/calibre/constants.py
index 35abf30272..a4b8887ebd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/constants.py
+++ b/src/calibre/constants.py
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ else:
         os.makedirs(config_dir, mode=CONFIG_DIR_MODE)
     except:
         pass
-    if not os.access(config_dir, os.W_OK) or not os.access(config_dir, os.X_OK):
+    if not os.path.exists(config_dir) or \
+            not os.access(config_dir, os.W_OK) or not \
+            os.access(config_dir, os.X_OK):
         print 'No write acces to', config_dir, 'using a temporary dir instead'
         import tempfile, atexit
         config_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='calibre-config-')
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/amazon.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/amazon.py
index 81d996c6a7..1ee77fec39 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/amazon.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/amazon.py
@@ -49,13 +49,12 @@ def get_social_metadata(title, authors, publisher, isbn):
         return mi
     br = browser()
     asin = to_asin(br, isbn)
-    if asin:
-        if get_metadata(br, asin, mi):
-            return mi
+    if asin and get_metadata(br, asin, mi):
+        return mi
     from calibre.ebooks.metadata.xisbn import xisbn
     for i in xisbn.get_associated_isbns(isbn):
         asin = to_asin(br, i)
-        if get_metadata(br, asin, mi):
+        if asin and get_metadata(br, asin, mi):
             return mi
     return mi