diff --git a/relay/views/activitypub.py b/relay/views/activitypub.py
index 50b4bb6..00a1d76 100644
--- a/relay/views/activitypub.py
+++ b/relay/views/activitypub.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import aputils
 import traceback
 
+from aiohttp import ClientConnectorError
 from aiohttp.web import Request
 from blib import HttpError
 
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ class ActorView(View):
 			logging.debug('HTTP Status %i: %s', e.status, e.message)
 			raise HttpError(400, 'failed to fetch actor')
 
+		except ClientConnectorError as e:
+			logging.warning('Error when trying to fetch actor: %s, %s', self.signature.keyid, str(e))
+			raise HttpError(400, 'failed to fetch actor')
+
 		except Exception:
 			traceback.print_exc()
 			raise HttpError(500, 'unexpected error when fetching actor')