diff --git a/scp/android/app/src/main/kotlin/in/ac/nitrkl/scp/FaqActivity.java b/scp/android/app/src/main/kotlin/in/ac/nitrkl/scp/FaqActivity.java
index 8f2cd3d..52ea3bd 100644
--- a/scp/android/app/src/main/kotlin/in/ac/nitrkl/scp/FaqActivity.java
+++ b/scp/android/app/src/main/kotlin/in/ac/nitrkl/scp/FaqActivity.java
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ private class SearchFetch extends AsyncTask {
 
         @Override
         protected String doInBackground(Object[] objects) {
+            if (!isInternetAvailable()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            
             if (searchText.equalsIgnoreCase("")) {
                 try {
                     result = client.prepareSearch(Constants.APP_NAME, Constants.QUERY)
@@ -214,4 +218,14 @@ protected void onPostExecute(Object o) {
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    public boolean isInternetAvailable() {
+        try {
+            InetAddress ipAddr = InetAddress.getByName("google.com");
+            return !ipAddr.equals("");
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }