diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index d6548ea6..01e3c2c3 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ Fix issue with encoding on the command line [Issue #252](https://github.com/left
 #### 0.9.50 - March 27 2016
 Fix issue with multiple dropdowns with same values [Issue #253](https://github.com/lefthandedgoat/canopy/issue/253)
 
-
 #### 0.9.51 - April 5 2016
-Add onPass and OnFail hooks, thanks Tony! [Issue #254](https://github.com/lefthandedgoat/canopy/issue/254)
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+Add onPass and OnFail hooks, thanks Tony! [Issue #254](https://github.com/lefthandedgoat/canopy/issue/254)
+
+#### 0.9.52 - April 5 2016
+make safelyGetUrl safery, thanks Tony! [Issue #255](https://github.com/lefthandedgoat/canopy/issue/255)
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diff --git a/src/canopy/AssemblyInfo.fs b/src/canopy/AssemblyInfo.fs
index 8277e7a1..84cbe8e9 100644
--- a/src/canopy/AssemblyInfo.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/AssemblyInfo.fs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ open System.Reflection
 [<assembly: AssemblyTitleAttribute("canopy")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyProductAttribute("canopy")>]
 [<assembly: AssemblyDescriptionAttribute("F# web testing framework")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("0.9.51")>]
-[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("0.9.51")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyVersionAttribute("0.9.52")>]
+[<assembly: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("0.9.52")>]
 do ()
 
 module internal AssemblyVersionInformation =
-    let [<Literal>] Version = "0.9.51"
+    let [<Literal>] Version = "0.9.52"
diff --git a/src/canopy/runner.fs b/src/canopy/runner.fs
index dd187c8f..86ea7c25 100644
--- a/src/canopy/runner.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/runner.fs
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ let fail (ex : Exception) (test : Test) (suite : suite) autoFail url =
                     reporter.fail ex test.Id Array.empty url
                     suite.OnFail()
 
-let safelyGetUrl () = if browser = null then "no browser = no url" else browser.Url
+let safelyGetUrl () =
+  if browser = null then "no browser = no url"
+  else try browser.Url with _ -> "failed to get url"
 
 let failSuite (ex: Exception) (suite : suite) =    
     let reportFailedTest (ex: Exception) (test : Test) =