diff --git a/countylimits/data_collection/county_data_monitor.py b/countylimits/data_collection/county_data_monitor.py
index 9d841f2..4ca8ca1 100644
--- a/countylimits/data_collection/county_data_monitor.py
+++ b/countylimits/data_collection/county_data_monitor.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 def get_current_log():
     changelog_response = requests.get(CENSUS_CHANGELOG)
+    changelog_response.raise_for_status()
     soup = bs(changelog_response.text, 'lxml')
     return soup.find("div", {"id": CHANGELOG_ID}).text