diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/funimation.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/funimation.py
index 703cec8ec..7d4667315 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/funimation.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/funimation.py
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ class FunimationIE(InfoExtractor):
         text_tracks_json_string = self._search_regex(
             r'"textTracks": (\[{.+?}\])',
             player_page, 'player data', default='')
+        if not text_tracks_json_string:
+            # Funimation player page unavailable due to robot detection.
+            # Don't warn so that unit tests still pass this step.
+            return {}
         text_tracks = self._parse_json(
             text_tracks_json_string, display_id, js_to_json, fatal=False) or []
         subtitles = {}