diff --git a/oxdata/movie/imdbids.py b/oxdata/movie/imdbids.py
index 232309f..e573dac 100644
--- a/oxdata/movie/imdbids.py
+++ b/oxdata/movie/imdbids.py
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ def get_film_count(year, month=None, day=None):
         total = re.compile('<span>([\d,]+) titles.</span>', re.DOTALL).findall(data)
     if total:
         return int(total[0].replace(',', ''))
-    print('no movies', url)
-    ox.web.imdb.delete_url(url)
+    if year > 1900:
+        print('no movies', url)
+        ox.web.imdb.delete_url(url)
     return 0
 
 def get_path(name):
@@ -83,24 +84,23 @@ def print_info(key, film_count, film_counts):
         extra = ''
     print('update', key, 'now has', film_count, 'films', extra)
 
-def update_year(year, film_counts):
-    key = '%s' % year
-    if film_counts[key] > MAX_PER_RANGE:
+def update_year(year, year_count, film_counts):
+    if year_count > MAX_PER_RANGE:
         for month in range(1, 13):
             key = '%04d-%02d' % (year, month)
             film_count = get_film_count(year, month)
             if film_count != film_counts.get(key):
                 print_info(key, film_count, film_counts)
+                update_month(year, month, film_count, film_counts)
                 film_counts[key] = film_count
-                update_month(year, month, film_counts)
     else:
         r = update_ids(year)
-        save_film_counts(film_counts)
+    film_counts['%s' % year] = year_count
+    save_film_counts(film_counts)
 
-def update_month(year, month, film_counts):
+def update_month(year, month, month_count, film_counts):
     key = '%04d-%02d' % (year, month)
-    if film_counts[key] > MAX_PER_RANGE:
-        month_total = film_counts[key]
+    if month_count > MAX_PER_RANGE:
         days_total = 0
         days = calendar.monthrange(year, month)[1]
         for day in range(1, days + 1):
@@ -109,14 +109,16 @@ def update_month(year, month, film_counts):
             days_total += film_count
             if film_count != film_counts.get(key):
                 print_info(key, film_count, film_counts)
-                film_counts[key] = film_count
                 r = update_ids(year, month, day, expected=film_count)
+                film_counts[key] = film_count
                 save_film_counts(film_counts)
-        if days_total != month_total:
+        if days_total != month_count:
             print('!! month and days don\'t add up: %s month vs %s days total' % (month_total, days_total))
     else:
         r = update_ids(year, month)
-        save_film_counts(film_counts)
+    key = '%04d-%02d' % (year, month)
+    film_counts[key] = month_count
+    save_film_counts(film_counts)
 
 def parse_cast(string):
     results = {}
@@ -263,8 +265,7 @@ def update_index(from_year=None):
         key = '%s' % year
         if film_count != film_counts.get(key):
             print_info(key, film_count, film_counts)
-            film_counts[key] = film_count
-            update_year(year, film_counts)
+            update_year(year, film_count, film_counts)
     save_film_counts(film_counts)
 
 def get_unknown_ids(known_ids):