diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
index c724ff2a1..438c33a6d 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
         public string Language { get; protected set; }
         public Encoding Encoding { get; protected set; }
         public string Type { get; protected set; }
-        public string ID { get { return GetIndexerID(GetType()); } }
+        public virtual string ID { get { return GetIndexerID (GetType ()); } }
 
         public bool IsConfigured { get; protected set; }
         public TorznabCapabilities TorznabCaps { get; protected set; }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
index 84b79d933..b12c53770 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
     {
         public string DefinitionString { get; protected set; }
         protected IndexerDefinition Definition;
-        public new string ID { get { return (Definition != null ? Definition.Site : GetIndexerID(GetType())); } }
+        public override string ID { get { return (Definition != null ? Definition.Site : GetIndexerID (GetType ())); } }
 
         protected WebClientStringResult landingResult;
         protected IHtmlDocument landingResultDocument;