diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f0f0ff2..99773ce5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - UI:
     - **Settings** available as a tray action as well
     - minor improvements
+- handling internet timeout errors
 
 ## [0.8.2] - 2020-01-31
 ### Features
diff --git a/bauh/commons/internet.py b/bauh/commons/internet.py
index 9cef2f9e..eb52556f 100644
--- a/bauh/commons/internet.py
+++ b/bauh/commons/internet.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def is_available(client: HttpClient, logger: logging.Logger) -> bool:
     try:
         client.exists('https://google.com')
         return True
-    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+    except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout):
         if logger:
             logger.warning('Internet connection seems to be off')
         return False