diff --git a/actions/remotesubscribe.php b/actions/remotesubscribe.php
index ca69b174e4..8f9dd3cb9f 100644
--- a/actions/remotesubscribe.php
+++ b/actions/remotesubscribe.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class RemotesubscribeAction extends Action {
 		$fetcher = Auth_Yadis_Yadis::getHTTPFetcher();
 		$yadis = Auth_Yadis_Yadis::discover($profile, $fetcher);
 		
-		if (!$yadis) {
+		if (!$yadis || $yadis->fail) {
 			$this->show_form(_t('Not a valid profile URL (no YADIS document).'));
 			return;
 		}