diff --git a/lib/Amazon.js b/lib/Amazon.js
index 3b37774..a9ae16b 100644
--- a/lib/Amazon.js
+++ b/lib/Amazon.js
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ class AmazonScraper {
         const $ = cheerio.load(body.replace(/\s\s+/g, '').replace(/\n/g, ''));
         const categorySelect = $('#searchDropdownBox')[0];
 
-        if (!Array.isArray(categorySelect.children)) {
+        if (!categorySelect || !Array.isArray(categorySelect.children)) {
             throw new Error("Can't find category selector");
         }