diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index bb4a408c..625688c9 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ class PodcastManager {
         // The added second is to make sure that axios can fail first and only falls back later
         setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Timeout. getPodcastFeed seemed to timeout but not triggering the timeout.')), global.PodcastDownloadTimeout + 1000)
       )
-    ])
+    ]).catch((error) => {
+      Logger.error(`[PodcastManager] checkPodcastForNewEpisodes failed to fetch feed for ${podcastLibraryItem.media.title} (ID: ${podcastLibraryItem.id}):`, error)
+      return null
+    })
+
     if (!feed?.episodes) {
       Logger.error(`[PodcastManager] checkPodcastForNewEpisodes invalid feed payload for ${podcastLibraryItem.media.title} (ID: ${podcastLibraryItem.id})`, feed)
       return null