diff --git a/twoot.py b/twoot.py
index 310fa01..fc349ee 100755
--- a/twoot.py
+++ b/twoot.py
@@ -219,12 +219,15 @@ def main(argv):
             m = re.search(r"http[^ \n\xa0]*", tweet_text)
             if m is not None:
                 link_url = m.group(0)
-                r = requests.get(link_url)
-                if r.status_code == 200:
-                    # Matches the first instance of either twitter:image or twitter:image:src meta tag
-                    match = re.search(r'<meta name="twitter:image(?:|:src)" content="(.+?)".*?>', r.text)
-                    if match is not None:
-                        photos.append(match.group(1))
+                try:
+                    r = requests.get(link_url)
+                    if r.status_code == 200:
+                        # Matches the first instance of either twitter:image or twitter:image:src meta tag
+                        match = re.search(r'<meta name="twitter:image(?:|:src)" content="(.+?)".*?>', r.text)
+                        if match is not None:
+                            photos.append(match.group(1))
+                except ConnectionError:
+                    pass
 
         # Add dictionary with content of tweet to list
         tweet = {