diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d9461c..49d6fb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* [v2.62.0](https://github.com/a4k-openproject/a4kScrapers/releases/tag/a4kScrapers-2.62.0):
+  * test fixes and handle head request exceptions
+
 * [v2.61.0](https://github.com/a4k-openproject/a4kScrapers/releases/tag/a4kScrapers-2.61.0):
   * add 7torrents
   * exclude more keywords for movie titles
diff --git a/meta.json b/meta.json
index 40d5165..0c9a76f 100644
--- a/meta.json
+++ b/meta.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "author": "Unknown",
-  "version":"2.61.0",
+  "version":"2.62.0",
   "name":"a4kScrapers",
   "update_directory": "https://github.com/a4k-openproject/a4kScrapers/archive/",
   "remote_meta": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/newt-sc/a4kScrapers/master/meta.json",
diff --git a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/core.py b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/core.py
index aed2e90..a33ad0b 100644
--- a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/core.py
+++ b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/core.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def _find_url(self):
         if self._url is not None:
             return self._url
 
-        if self.caller_name in ['showrss', 'skytorrents', 'bt4g', 'btscene', 'glodls', 'ext', 'torrentapi', 'torrentz2', 'scenerls', 'piratebay']:
+        if self.caller_name in ['showrss', 'skytorrents', 'bt4g', 'btscene', 'glo', 'extratorrents', 'torrentapi', 'torrentz2', 'scenerls', 'piratebay', 'magnetdl', '7torrents']:
             self._request.skip_head = True
 
         return self._request.find_url(self._urls)
diff --git a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/request.py b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/request.py
index 30498bd..dc3272f 100644
--- a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/request.py
+++ b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/request.py
@@ -223,13 +223,20 @@ def _head(self, url):
         tools.log('HEAD: %s' % url, 'debug')
         request = lambda _: self._request.head(url, timeout=2)
         request.url = url
-        response = self._request_core(request, sequental=False)
-        if _is_cloudflare_iuam_challenge(response, allow_empty_body=True):
-            response = lambda: None
-            response.url = url
-            response.status_code = 200
 
-        if response.status_code >= 400:
+        try:
+            response = self._request_core(request, sequental=False)
+            if _is_cloudflare_iuam_challenge(response, allow_empty_body=True):
+                response = lambda: None
+                response.url = url
+                response.status_code = 200
+
+            if response.status_code >= 400:
+                response = lambda: None
+                response.url = url
+                response.status_code = 200
+
+        except:
             response = lambda: None
             response.url = url
             response.status_code = 200
diff --git a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/test_utils.py b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/test_utils.py
index c0c5bdf..3f3d8ec 100644
--- a/providerModules/a4kScrapers/test_utils.py
+++ b/providerModules/a4kScrapers/test_utils.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def _assert_result(test, scraper_module, scraper_sources, scraper, torrent_list)
 
     test.assertEqual(results_count, expected_count, '%s failed to find torrent' % scraper)
 
-    if scraper == 'showrss' or scraper == 'extratorrent' or scraper == 'eztv':
+    if scraper == 'showrss' or scraper == 'extratorrent' or scraper == 'eztv' or scraper == 'torrentz2':
         return
 
     for torrent in torrent_list: