diff --git a/ox/imdb.py b/ox/imdb.py
index d0e6b70..b28340a 100644
--- a/ox/imdb.py
+++ b/ox/imdb.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def getMovieId(title, director='', year=''):
   for (name, url, desc) in google.find(query, 3):
     if url.startswith('http://www.imdb.com/title/tt'):
       return url[28:35]
+  return ''
 
 def getMovieData(imdbId):
   return IMDb(imdbId).parse()