diff --git a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
index c0abc73..14ffff0 100755
--- a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
+++ b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
@@ -83,12 +83,16 @@ def getenclosure(podcast, enclosure)
 		@filelist[filename] = true
 		if ! File.exists?("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}")
 			puts "  getting #{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}"
-			response = fetch(cast)
-			File.open("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "w"){|f|
-				f.print(response.body)
-			}
-			if @podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]
-				File.symlink("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "#{@podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]}/#{filename}")
+			begin
+				response = fetch(cast)
+				File.open("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "w"){|f|
+					f.print(response.body)
+				}
+				if @podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]
+					File.symlink("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "#{@podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]}/#{filename}")
+				end
+			rescue Timeout::Error, Errno::EHOSTUNREACH, Errno::ECONNREFUSED
+				puts "	error fetching, skipping"
 			end
 		end
 	end