diff --git a/rowers/views/statements.py b/rowers/views/statements.py
index 7b254a72..74491f88 100644
--- a/rowers/views/statements.py
+++ b/rowers/views/statements.py
@@ -803,15 +803,18 @@ def get_thumbnails(request,id):
 
 
 def get_blog_posts(request):
-    response = requests.get(
-        'https://analytics.rowsandall.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts')
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        blogs_json = response.json()
-        #        with open('blogs.txt','w') as o:
-        #            o.write(json.dumps(blogs_json,indent=2,sort_keys=True))
-    else:
-        blogs_json = []
-
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(
+            'https://analytics.rowsandall.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts')
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            blogs_json = response.json()
+            #        with open('blogs.txt','w') as o:
+            #            o.write(json.dumps(blogs_json,indent=2,sort_keys=True))
+        else:
+            blogs_json = []
+    except ConnectionError:
+        pass
+        
     blogposts = []