diff --git a/src/backend/backend.py b/src/backend/backend.py
index a568028b..a540326b 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend.py
+++ b/src/backend/backend.py
@@ -553,7 +553,13 @@ class Backend:
         )
 
         api_list = "https://publiclist.anchel.nl/publiclist.json"
-        response = await session.get(api_list)
+        try:
+            response = await session.get(api_list)
+        except:
+            await session.close()
+            print("Unable to fetch", api_list)
+            return
+
         coros    = []
 
         for server in (await response.json()):