diff --git a/src/mvt/common/updates.py b/src/mvt/common/updates.py
index 75ab968..c9c380b 100644
--- a/src/mvt/common/updates.py
+++ b/src/mvt/common/updates.py
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ INDICATORS_CHECK_FREQUENCY = 12
 
 class MVTUpdates:
     def check(self) -> str:
-        res = requests.get(settings.PYPI_UPDATE_URL, timeout=5)
+        try:
+            res = requests.get(settings.PYPI_UPDATE_URL, timeout=5)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            log.error("Failed to check for updates, skipping updates: %s", e)
+            return ""
         data = res.json()
         latest_version = data.get("info", {}).get("version", "")
 
@@ -93,7 +97,12 @@ class IndicatorsUpdates:
         url = self.github_raw_url.format(
             self.index_owner, self.index_repo, self.index_branch, self.index_path
         )
-        res = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
+        try:
+            res = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            log.error("Failed to retrieve indicators index from %s: %s", url, e)
+            return None
+
         if res.status_code != 200:
             log.error(
                 "Failed to retrieve indicators index located at %s (error %d)",
@@ -105,7 +114,12 @@ class IndicatorsUpdates:
         return yaml.safe_load(res.content)
 
     def download_remote_ioc(self, ioc_url: str) -> Optional[str]:
-        res = requests.get(ioc_url, timeout=15)
+        try:
+            res = requests.get(ioc_url, timeout=15)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            log.error("Failed to download indicators file from %s: %s", ioc_url, e)
+            return None
+
         if res.status_code != 200:
             log.error(
                 "Failed to download indicators file from %s (error %d)",
@@ -171,7 +185,12 @@ class IndicatorsUpdates:
         file_commit_url = (
             f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?path={path}"
         )
-        res = requests.get(file_commit_url, timeout=5)
+        try:
+            res = requests.get(file_commit_url, timeout=5)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            log.error("Failed to get details about file %s: %s", file_commit_url, e)
+            return -1
+
         if res.status_code != 200:
             log.error(
                 "Failed to get details about file %s (error %d)",