diff --git a/ViLA/Program.cs b/ViLA/Program.cs
index ea1af30..356b24c 100644
--- a/ViLA/Program.cs
+++ b/ViLA/Program.cs
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ private static async Task CheckVersionAgainstGithub(string name, Version current
         {
             response = await client.GetAsync<List<GithubReleaseResponse>>(request);
         }
-        catch (JsonSerializationException ex)
+        catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // probably a github rate limit. we'll just skip for now
+            // network can also be offline
             return;
         }