diff --git a/app/controllers/root_controller.rb b/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
index e180f1286..24870bc0b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ class RootController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to administrations_path
 
     else
-      begin
-        @latest_release = Github::Releases.latest
-      rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLErrorWaitReadable
-        @latest_release = nil
-      end
+      @latest_release = Github::Releases.latest
+      @latest_release = nil
       render 'landing'
     end
   end