diff --git a/others/google.py b/others/google.py
index 78381657c..e157ca39c 100644
--- a/others/google.py
+++ b/others/google.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def getLicense(license_key = None):
     for get, location in _licenseLocations:
         rc = get(license_key)
         if rc: return rc
-    usage()
+    #usage()
     raise NoLicenseKey, 'get a license key at http://www.google.com/apis/'
 
 def setProxy(http_proxy):
diff --git a/plugins/Google.py b/plugins/Google.py
index c57c925bf..03ce3f491 100644
--- a/plugins/Google.py
+++ b/plugins/Google.py
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ class Google(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
         if not self.snarfer:
             return
         searchString = match.group(1)
-        data = search(searchString, safeSearch=1)
+        try:
+            data = search(searchString, safeSearch=1)
+        except google.NoLicenseKey:
+            return
         if data.results:
             url = data.results[0].URL
             irc.reply(msg, url)
diff --git a/test/test_Google.py b/test/test_Google.py
index d54c78936..ecf62ee60 100644
--- a/test/test_Google.py
+++ b/test/test_Google.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ from test import *
 
 class GoogleTestCase(PluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
     plugins = ('Google',)
+    def testNoNoLicenseKeyError(self):
+        self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(self.irc.nick, 'google blah'))
+        self.assertNoResponse(' ')
+        
     def testGroupsSnarfer(self):
         self.assertRegexp('http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&'
                           'lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=698f09f8.'