diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1855145..cd510d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ src/style/github.css
 .envrc
 blog
 env/*
-!env/template
\ No newline at end of file
+!env/template
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/philip/__init__.py b/philip/__init__.py
index 6eac96d..a14ebf9 100644
--- a/philip/__init__.py
+++ b/philip/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-__version__ = "0.2.2"
+__version__ = "0.2.3"
 
 from philip.blueprints import philip_v1
 from philip.blueprints import home
diff --git a/philip/blueprints.py b/philip/blueprints.py
index a6044f0..daed9df 100644
--- a/philip/blueprints.py
+++ b/philip/blueprints.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import aiohttp
 import os
 
 from sanic import response, Blueprint
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ async def home(request, **kwargs):
 
 @philip_v1.route('/proxy', methods=['POST'])
 async def proxy(request, **kwargs):
-    status_code, result = await fetch(request.json["url"],
-                                      pass_through=True)
+    try:
+        status_code, result = await fetch(request.json["url"],
+                                          pass_through=True)
+    except aiohttp.ClientConnectorError:
+        status_code = 200
+        result = {'error': 'Refused to connect'}
     return response.json(result, status=status_code)