diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index 08c6b4e7fc..ae74819ecf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -593,13 +593,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 				{
 					Task.Run(async () =>
 					{
-						var httpClient = HttpClientFactory.Create();
-						var httpResponseMessage = await httpClient.GetAsync(playerDatabase.Profile + handshake.Fingerprint);
-						var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
 						PlayerProfile profile = null;
 
 						try
 						{
+							var httpClient = HttpClientFactory.Create();
+							var httpResponseMessage = await httpClient.GetAsync(playerDatabase.Profile + handshake.Fingerprint);
+							var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+
 							var yaml = MiniYaml.FromStream(result).First();
 							if (yaml.Key == "Player")
 							{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/WebServices.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/WebServices.cs
index b83db40507..dd5f57389f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/WebServices.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/WebServices.cs
@@ -40,20 +40,24 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common
 					{ "version", Game.ModData.Manifest.Metadata.Version }
 				}.ToString();
 
-				var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
-
-				var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(queryURL);
-				var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-
-				var status = ModVersionStatus.Latest;
-				switch (result)
+				try
 				{
-					case "outdated": status = ModVersionStatus.Outdated; break;
-					case "unknown": status = ModVersionStatus.Unknown; break;
-					case "playtest": status = ModVersionStatus.PlaytestAvailable; break;
-				}
+					var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
 
-				Game.RunAfterTick(() => ModVersionStatus = status);
+					var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(queryURL);
+					var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+					var status = ModVersionStatus.Latest;
+					switch (result)
+					{
+						case "outdated": status = ModVersionStatus.Outdated; break;
+						case "unknown": status = ModVersionStatus.Unknown; break;
+						case "playtest": status = ModVersionStatus.PlaytestAvailable; break;
+					}
+
+					Game.RunAfterTick(() => ModVersionStatus = status);
+				}
+				catch { }
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/DownloadPackageLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/DownloadPackageLogic.cs
index a8a2a69214..949079421d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/DownloadPackageLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/DownloadPackageLogic.cs
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 				Task.Run(async () =>
 				{
-					var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
-					var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(download.MirrorList);
-					var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-
 					try
 					{
+						var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
+						var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(download.MirrorList);
+						var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
 						var mirrorList = result.Split(new[] { '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
 						downloadUrl(mirrorList.Random(new MersenneTwister()));
 					}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/ServerListLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/ServerListLogic.cs
index d519c8cf66..16852a4540 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/ServerListLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/ServerListLogic.cs
@@ -343,16 +343,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 			Task.Run(async () =>
 			{
-				var games = new List<GameServer>();
-				var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
-				var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(queryURL);
-				var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
-
+				List<GameServer> games = null;
 				activeQuery = true;
 
 				try
 				{
+					var client = HttpClientFactory.Create();
+					var httpResponseMessage = await client.GetAsync(queryURL);
+					var result = await httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+
 					var yaml = MiniYaml.FromStream(result);
+					games = new List<GameServer>();
 					foreach (var node in yaml)
 					{
 						try