diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index 39dc4f5..0cea3f9 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ f746d2867f493104a78d0540cf50c03f  ./lib/attacks/intel_me/__init__.py
 c8fe372b08e7e27fe4e21f5f730f22ec  ./lib/attacks/clickjacking_scan/__init__.py
 1faa2b5dfad6eb538bbfe42942d2a9da  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-cf2f33084ee604925738dc2b40f19aee  ./lib/core/settings.py
+6d80ab9bf54a4a4412719b1268334cff  ./lib/core/settings.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/google_search/__init__.py
-5895fefecd3ae3b52e68a490478823bb  ./var/google_search/search.py
+fe2fb9df1a0c525ca69cca3bbe6e8acc  ./var/google_search/search.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/__init__.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/auto_issue/__init__.py
 4506850a02aa18e12bef4efeb760ad9e  ./var/auto_issue/github.py
-804cfbdaac8afd878b79fdceddaece2a  ./var/blackwidow/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
+059765fe1ae084ad267d4b7aa7a34032  ./var/blackwidow/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index e18227d..38b5608 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PATCH_ID = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "origin/master"]))[:
 # clone link
 CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.1.15".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.1.16.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}
 # version string formatting
diff --git a/var/blackwidow/__init__.py b/var/blackwidow/__init__.py
index 4c50f8f..da38505 100644
--- a/var/blackwidow/__init__.py
+++ b/var/blackwidow/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 import lib.core.errors
 import lib.core.settings
+import var.auto_issue.github
 
 
 class Blackwidow(object):
@@ -58,11 +59,26 @@ class Blackwidow(object):
                 )
             )
         except Exception as e:
-            lib.core.settings.logger.exception(lib.core.settings.set_color(
-                "failed to connect to '{}' received error '{}'...".format(
-                    self.url, e
-                )
-            ))
+            if "Max retries exceeded with url" in str(e):
+                info_msg = ""
+                if "https://" in self.url:
+                    info_msg += ", try dropping https:// to http://"
+                else:
+                    info_msg += ""
+                lib.core.settings.logger.fatal(lib.core.settings.set_color(
+                    "provided website '{}' is refusing connection{}...".format(
+                        self.url, info_msg
+                    ), level=50
+                ))
+                lib.core.settings.shutdown()
+            else:
+                lib.core.settings.logger.exception(lib.core.settings.set_color(
+                    "failed to connect to '{}' received error '{}'...".format(
+                        self.url, e
+                    ), level=50
+                ))
+                var.auto_issue.github.request_issue_creation()
+                lib.core.settings.shutdown()
 
     def scrape_page_for_links(self, given_url, attribute="a", descriptor="href"):
         """
diff --git a/var/google_search/search.py b/var/google_search/search.py
index 275ba7b..eee1a13 100644
--- a/var/google_search/search.py
+++ b/var/google_search/search.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def set_tor_browser_settings(ff_browser, default_port="9050", **kwargs):
     preferences = {
         "privacy": [
             # set the privacy settings
-            ("places.history.enabled", False),\
+            ("places.history.enabled", False),
             ("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", True),
             ("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", True),
             ("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", True),