diff --git a/clients/python/lns.py b/clients/python/lns.py
index 1d95bf3..885dbce 100644
--- a/clients/python/lns.py
+++ b/clients/python/lns.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def __init__(self, server: str):
             self.server = 'http://' + url.netloc
         else:
             self.server = url.scheme + '://' + url.netloc
-        status = requests.get(self.server + '/index.json').json()
+        try: status = requests.get(self.server + '/index.json').json()
+        except: raise IncompatibleServer
         if not status['version'] in server_version:
             raise IncompatibleServer()