diff --git a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
index 9a277afe7c..f845787688 100644
--- a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def re_html(y):
     if y:
         soup = BeautifulSoup(y.rstrip())
         return soup.text
+    return ''
 
 def get_id(url):
     rq = browser().open(url)