diff --git a/channels/support.py b/channels/support.py
index 5e0da055..dbe48919 100644
--- a/channels/support.py
+++ b/channels/support.py
@@ -465,8 +465,10 @@ def nextPage(itemlist, item, data, patron, function_level=1):
     # If the call is direct, leave it blank
     
     next_page = scrapertoolsV2.find_single_match(data, patron)
-    if 'http' not in next_page:
-        next_page = scrapertoolsV2.find_single_match(item.url, 'https?://[a-z0-9.-]+') + next_page
+
+    if next_page != "":
+        if 'http' not in next_page:
+            next_page = scrapertoolsV2.find_single_match(item.url, 'https?://[a-z0-9.-]+') + next_page
     log('NEXT= ', next_page)
 
     if next_page != "":