diff --git a/libraries/http_request.inc b/libraries/http_request.inc
index 24cc431..2e41886 100644
--- a/libraries/http_request.inc
+++ b/libraries/http_request.inc
@@ -32,18 +32,8 @@ class HRCurlException extends Exception {}
  *    no feeds.
  */
 function http_request_get_common_syndication($url, $settings = NULL) {
-  if (valid_url($url, TRUE)) {
-    // Handle password protected feeds.
-    $url_parts = parse_url($url);
-    $password = $username = NULL;
-    if (!empty($url_parts['user'])) {
-      $password = $url_parts['pass'];
-      $username = $url_parts['user'];
-    }
-  }
-
   $accept_invalid_cert = isset($settings['accept_invalid_cert']) ? $settings['accept_invalid_cert'] : FALSE;
-  $download = http_request_get($url, $username, $password, $accept_invalid_cert);
+  $download = http_request_get($url, NULL, NULL, $accept_invalid_cert);
 
   // Cannot get the feed, return.
   // http_request_get() always returns 200 even if its 304.
@@ -84,6 +74,15 @@ function http_request_get_common_syndication($url, $settings = NULL) {
  *  data property contains the actual document at the URL.
  */
 function http_request_get($url, $username = NULL, $password = NULL, $accept_invalid_cert = FALSE) {
+  if (!$username && valid_url($url, TRUE)) {
+    // Handle password protected feeds.
+    $url_parts = parse_url($url);
+    if (!empty($url_parts['user'])) {
+      $password = $url_parts['pass'];
+      $username = $url_parts['user'];
+    }
+  }
+
   // Intra-pagedownload cache, avoid to download the same content twice within one page download (it's possible, compatible and parse calls).
   static $download_cache = array();
   if (isset($download_cache[$url])) {