diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 90f3999ddd..1325179e0d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             }
             catch (WebException we)
             {
-                HttpStatusCode statusCode = (we.Response as HttpWebResponse)?.StatusCode ?? HttpStatusCode.RequestTimeout;
+                HttpStatusCode statusCode = (we.Response as HttpWebResponse)?.StatusCode ?? (we.Status == WebExceptionStatus.UnknownError ? HttpStatusCode.NotAcceptable : HttpStatusCode.RequestTimeout);
 
                 switch (statusCode)
                 {