diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli.rb b/modules/auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli.rb
index f5bd1c8f99..4c1f4973d9 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/gather/joomla_weblinks_sqli.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
       return Exploit::CheckCode::Safe
     end
 
+    if resp.body =~ /404<\/span> Category not found/
+      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
+    end
+
     version = /#{front_marker}(.*)#{back_marker}/.match(resp.body)
 
     if !version
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
       fail_with("Server did not respond in an expected way. Verify the IP address.")
     end
 
+    if resp.body =~ /404<\/span> Category not found/
+      fail_with("The category ID was invalid. Please try again with a valid category ID")
+    end
+
     file = /#{front_marker}(.*)#{back_marker}/.match(resp.body)
 
     if !file