diff --git a/Physics-toronto/src/php/ajaxServices/securityCheck.php b/Physics-toronto/src/php/ajaxServices/securityCheck.php
index 3ed39ed..12df45c 100644
--- a/Physics-toronto/src/php/ajaxServices/securityCheck.php
+++ b/Physics-toronto/src/php/ajaxServices/securityCheck.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 $result = curl_exec($ch);
 curl_close($ch);
 
-$notMember = strstr($result, "failed=true");
+$notMember = strstr($result, "failed=true") || trim($result) == '';
 
 if($notMember){
 	$_SESSION['msg'] = $msg;