api requests from heroku

[Tybosis]

Hello! I really appreciate the hard work put into this gem! But, I'm having some issues using this gem on a new project. The api requests work perfectly from my local machine, but when I try to use my site up on Heroku it will only connect sporadically.

I open up my connection to tvdb like it says in the readme

tvdb = TvdbParty::Search.new("MY_KEY")

and then I use this to allow a user to search by filling in a search box

results = tvdb.search(params[:Search]

Then, I use what they searched for to return the right results

show = tvdb.get_series_by_id(params[:series_id])

Am I doing something wrong? Is this a know issue with Heroku?