diff --git a/rowers/polarstuff.py b/rowers/polarstuff.py
index 9d9e5974..f7d47fc1 100644
--- a/rowers/polarstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/polarstuff.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import gzip
 import base64
 import yaml
 from uuid import uuid4
+from requests.connections import ConnectionError
 
 # Django
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response