diff --git a/app/controllers/root_controller.rb b/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
index 8ea836b49..e180f1286 100644
--- a/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/root_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class RootController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to administrations_path
 
     else
-      @latest_release = Github::Releases.latest
+      begin
+        @latest_release = Github::Releases.latest
+      rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLErrorWaitReadable
+        @latest_release = nil
+      end
       render 'landing'
     end
   end