diff --git a/archiveit.sh b/archiveit.sh
index 201968d..7dfdd0f 100755
--- a/archiveit.sh
+++ b/archiveit.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
 BASE_URL=https://archive.is/timegate
+ARCHIVE_URL=https://archive.is/?url
 BROWSER=firefox
 
 check() {
@@ -9,6 +12,11 @@ check() {
         echo "Please provide an article to archive" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
+    if https --verify no "$BASE_URL/$article" | grep -iq "archive this url"; then
+        echo "Article not found in archive... archiving now" >&2
+        $BROWSER "$ARCHIVE_URL=$article"
+        exit 0
+    fi
 }
 
 while getopts "o:p:" opt; do