1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 57760c3ec..346365d77 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ end
 module GitHub extend self
   ISSUES_URI = URI.parse("https://api.github.com/legacy/issues/search/mxcl/homebrew/open/")
 
+  Error = Class.new(StandardError)
+
   def open url, headers={}, &block
     default_headers = {'User-Agent' => HOMEBREW_USER_AGENT}
     default_headers['Authorization'] = "token #{HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" if HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ module GitHub extend self
     else
       raise e
     end
+  rescue SocketError => e
+    raise Error, "Failed to connect to: #{url}\n#{e.message}"
   end
 
   def each_issue_matching(query, &block)