diff --git a/bridges/AwwwardsBridge.php b/bridges/AwwwardsBridge.php
index a1adfede..849d04d5 100644
--- a/bridges/AwwwardsBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/AwwwardsBridge.php
@@ -14,29 +14,10 @@ class AwwwardsBridge extends BridgeAbstract
 
     private $sites = [];
 
-    public function getIcon()
-    {
-        return 'https://www.awwwards.com/favicon.ico';
-    }
-
-    private function fetchSites()
-    {
-        Debug::log('Fetching all sites');
-        $sites = getSimpleHTMLDOM(self::SITESURI);
-
-        Debug::log('Parsing all JSON data');
-        foreach ($sites->find('.grid-sites li') as $site) {
-            $decode = html_entity_decode($site->attr['data-collectable-model-value'], ENT_QUOTES, 'utf-8');
-            $decode = json_decode($decode, true);
-            $this->sites[] = $decode;
-        }
-    }
-
     public function collectData()
     {
         $this->fetchSites();
 
-        Debug::log('Building RSS feed');
         foreach ($this->sites as $site) {
             $item = [];
             $item['title'] = $site['title'];
@@ -56,4 +37,23 @@ class AwwwardsBridge extends BridgeAbstract
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public function getIcon()
+    {
+        return 'https://www.awwwards.com/favicon.ico';
+    }
+
+    private function fetchSites()
+    {
+        $sites = getSimpleHTMLDOM(self::SITESURI);
+        foreach ($sites->find('.grid-sites li') as $li) {
+            $encodedJson = $li->attr['data-collectable-model-value'] ?? null;
+            if (!$encodedJson) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $json = html_entity_decode($encodedJson, ENT_QUOTES, 'utf-8');
+            $site = Json::decode($json);
+            $this->sites[] = $site;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bridges/DuckDuckGoBridge.php b/bridges/DuckDuckGoBridge.php
index 5edf248b..6f9069fa 100644
--- a/bridges/DuckDuckGoBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/DuckDuckGoBridge.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class DuckDuckGoBridge extends BridgeAbstract
     const CACHE_TIMEOUT = 21600; // 6h
     const DESCRIPTION = 'Returns results from DuckDuckGo.';
 
-    const SORT_DATE = '+sort:date';
+    const SORT_DATE = ' sort:date';
     const SORT_RELEVANCE = '';
 
     const PARAMETERS = [ [
@@ -31,13 +31,22 @@ class DuckDuckGoBridge extends BridgeAbstract
 
     public function collectData()
     {
-        $html = getSimpleHTMLDOM(self::URI . 'html/?kd=-1&q=' . $this->getInput('u') . $this->getInput('sort'));
+        $query = [
+            'kd' => '-1',
+            'q'  => $this->getInput('u') . $this->getInput('sort'),
+        ];
+        $url = 'https://duckduckgo.com/html/?' . http_build_query($query);
+        $html = getSimpleHTMLDOM($url);
 
         foreach ($html->find('div.result') as $element) {
             $item = [];
             $item['uri'] = $element->find('a.result__a', 0)->href;
             $item['title'] = $element->find('h2.result__title', 0)->plaintext;
-            $item['content'] = $element->find('a.result__snippet', 0)->plaintext;
+
+            $snippet = $element->find('a.result__snippet', 0);
+            if ($snippet) {
+                $item['content'] = $snippet->plaintext;
+            }
             $this->items[] = $item;
         }
     }
diff --git a/bridges/EngadgetBridge.php b/bridges/EngadgetBridge.php
index 2bed4a4a..c219c0ff 100644
--- a/bridges/EngadgetBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/EngadgetBridge.php
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ class EngadgetBridge extends FeedExpander
 
     public function collectData()
     {
-        $this->collectExpandableDatas(static::URI . 'rss.xml', 15);
+        $max = 10;
+        $this->collectExpandableDatas(static::URI . 'rss.xml', $max);
     }
 
     protected function parseItem($newsItem)
     {
         $item = parent::parseItem($newsItem);
-        // $articlePage gets the entire page's contents
-        $articlePage = getSimpleHTMLDOM($newsItem->link);
+        $url = (string) $newsItem->link;
+        if (!$url) {
+            return $item;
+        }
+        // todo: remove querystring tracking
+        $articlePage = getSimpleHTMLDOM($url);
         // figure contain's the main article image
         $article = $articlePage->find('figure', 0);
         // .article-text has the actual article
diff --git a/bridges/JustWatchBridge.php b/bridges/JustWatchBridge.php
index 66b61aff..98dcd338 100644
--- a/bridges/JustWatchBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/JustWatchBridge.php
@@ -170,22 +170,21 @@ class JustWatchBridge extends BridgeAbstract
                 $item = [];
                 $item['uri'] = $title->find('a', 0)->href;
 
+                $posterImage = $title->find('.title-poster__image > img', 0);
                 $itemTitle = sprintf(
                     '%s - %s',
                     $provider->find('picture > img', 0)->alt ?? '',
-                    $title->find('.title-poster__image > img', 0)->alt ?? ''
+                    $posterImage->alt ?? ''
                 );
                 $item['title'] = $itemTitle;
 
-                $imageUrl = $title->find('.title-poster__image > img', 0)->attr['src'] ?? '';
+                $imageUrl = $posterImage->attr['src'] ?? '';
                 if (str_starts_with($imageUrl, 'data')) {
-                    $imageUrl = $title->find('.title-poster__image > img', 0)->attr['data-src'];
+                    $imageUrl = $posterImage->attr['data-src'];
                 }
 
-                $content  = '<b>Provider:</b> '
-                    . $provider->find('picture > img', 0)->alt . '<br>';
-                $content .= '<b>Media:</b> '
-                    . $title->find('.title-poster__image > img', 0)->alt . '<br>';
+                $content  = '<b>Provider:</b> ' . $provider->find('picture > img', 0)->alt . '<br>';
+                $content .= '<b>Media:</b> ' . ($posterImage->alt ?? '') . '<br>';
 
                 if (isset($title->find('.title-poster__badge', 0)->plaintext)) {
                     $content .= '<b>Type:</b> Series<br>';
diff --git a/bridges/YandexZenBridge.php b/bridges/YandexZenBridge.php
index ee1ff506..8a3db48b 100644
--- a/bridges/YandexZenBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/YandexZenBridge.php
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ class YandexZenBridge extends BridgeAbstract
                 $item['timestamp'] = date(DateTimeInterface::ATOM, $publicationDateUnixTimestamp);
             }
 
-            $item['content'] = $post->text . "<br /><img src='$post->image' />";
-            $item['enclosures'] = [
-                $post->image,
-            ];
+            $postImage = $post->image ?? null;
+            $item['content'] = $post->text;
+            if ($postImage) {
+                $item['content'] .= "<br /><img src='$postImage' />";
+                $item['enclosures'] = [$postImage];
+            }
 
             $this->items[] = $item;
         }
diff --git a/bridges/YoutubeBridge.php b/bridges/YoutubeBridge.php
index 66b7614f..418e715e 100644
--- a/bridges/YoutubeBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/YoutubeBridge.php
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ class YoutubeBridge extends BridgeAbstract
             return;
         }
 
-        $jsonData = $jsonData->contents->twoColumnWatchNextResults->results->results->contents;
+        $jsonData = $jsonData->contents->twoColumnWatchNextResults->results->results->contents ?? null;
+        if (!$jsonData) {
+            throw new \Exception('Unable to find json data');
+        }
         $videoSecondaryInfo = null;
         foreach ($jsonData as $item) {
             if (isset($item->videoSecondaryInfoRenderer)) {